Recognised as Colour

#BB112D

#BB112D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BB112D is a red with RGB values 187, 17, 45 and HSL 350°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BB112D#BB112D

HEX#BB112D

RGBrgb(187, 17, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0667, 0.1765

RGB percentages73.3%, 6.7%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(350.1, 83.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.1, 90.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 90.9%, 75.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,259,629

CSS custom property--colour: #BB112D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#44EED2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E482Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Deuteranopia#766A26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 8.2 Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Brown · ΔE 13 Dark red · ΔE 18.5 Maroon · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#11BB9F

Analogous#BB1182, #BB4A11

Triadic#2DBB11, #112DBB

Split complementary#11BB4A, #1182BB

Tetradic#82BB11, #11BB9F, #4A11BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7A2B0

Lighter +30%#F27388

Lighter +20%#EE4460

Lighter +10%#EA1538

Darker −10%#8C0D22

Darker −20%#5E0817

Darker −30%#2F040B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC0022

Less saturated −25%#A22A3E

Channel breakdown

R187

G17

B45

Red187 (73.3%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue350.12°

Saturation (HSL)83.33%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 11 · B 2D

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