Recognised as Colour

#BB0822

#BB0822
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BB0822 is a red with RGB values 187, 8, 34 and HSL 351°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BB0822#BB0822

HEX#BB0822

RGBrgb(187, 8, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0314, 0.1333

RGB percentages73.3%, 3.1%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(351.3, 91.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 95.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 95.7%, 81.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,257,314

CSS custom property--colour: #BB0822;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#44F7DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4620no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#766919no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.3 Crimson · ΔE 12 Brown · ΔE 15.7 Dark red · ΔE 16.8 Maroon · ΔE 20.4 Tomato · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#08BBA1

Analogous#BB087C, #BB4708

Triadic#22BB08, #0822BB

Split complementary#08BB48, #087BBB

Tetradic#7CBB08, #08BBA1, #4708BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FA95A3

Lighter +30%#F86479

Lighter +20%#F6334F

Lighter +10%#EC0A2B

Darker −10%#8A0619

Darker −20%#590410

Darker −30%#280207

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C3001C

Less saturated −25%#A32033

Channel breakdown

R187

B34

Red187 (73.3%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue351.28°

Saturation (HSL)91.79%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 08 · B 22

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