Colour

#BB0945

#BB0945
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BB0945 is a red with RGB values 187, 9, 69 and HSL 340°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BB0945#BB0945

HEX#BB0945

RGBrgb(187, 9, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0353, 0.2706

RGB percentages73.3%, 3.5%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(339.8, 90.8%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 95.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 95.2%, 63.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,257,605

CSS custom property--colour: #BB0945;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#44F6BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494846no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#736A40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Tritanopia#CD0029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.6 Brown · ΔE 19.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21.8 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Dark red · ΔE 29.7 Maroon · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09BB7F

Analogous#BB099E, #BB2609

Triadic#45BB09, #0945BB

Split complementary#09BB26, #099EBB

Tetradic#9EBB09, #09BB7F, #2609BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA96B8

Lighter +30%#F86597

Lighter +20%#F53576

Lighter +10%#EC0B57

Darker −10%#8A0733

Darker −20%#5A0421

Darker −30%#29020F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C40042

Less saturated −25%#A3214D

Channel breakdown

R187

B69

Red187 (73.3%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue339.78°

Saturation (HSL)90.82%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 09 · B 45

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