Colour

#BB1200

#BB1200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BB1200 is a red with RGB values 187, 18, 0 and HSL 6°, 100%, 37%. 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

#BB1200#BB1200

HEX#BB1200

RGBrgb(187, 18, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0706, 0

RGB percentages73.3%, 7.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(5.8, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.8, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 90.4%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,259,840

CSS custom property--colour: #BB1200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#44EDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#786A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 16.7 Dark red · ΔE 19.7 Crimson · ΔE 23.3 Tomato · ΔE 24 Orange red · ΔE 24.6 Maroon · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A9BB

Analogous#BB004C, #BB6F00

Triadic#00BB12, #1200BB

Split complementary#00BB6F, #004CBB

Tetradic#4CBB00, #00A9BB, #6F00BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9388

Lighter +30%#FF6555

Lighter +20%#FF3722

Lighter +10%#EE1700

Darker −10%#880D00

Darker −20%#550800

Darker −30%#220300

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB1200

Less saturated −25%#A42517

Channel breakdown

R187

G18

Red187 (73.3%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue5.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 12 · B 00

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