Recognised as Colour

#BB194A

#BB194A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BB194A is a red with RGB values 187, 25, 74 and HSL 342°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BB194A#BB194A

HEX#BB194A

RGBrgb(187, 25, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.098, 0.2902

RGB percentages73.3%, 9.8%, 29%

HSLhsl(341.9, 76.4%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 86.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 86.6%, 60.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,261,706

CSS custom property--colour: #BB194A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#44E6B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4C4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Deuteranopia#746C46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CD0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19.8 Crimson · ΔE 20.8 Indian red · ΔE 22.5 Firebrick · ΔE 23 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1 Maroon · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19BB8A

Analogous#BB199B, #BB3919

Triadic#4ABB19, #194ABB

Split complementary#19BB39, #199BBB

Tetradic#9BBB19, #19BB8A, #3919BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4ACC2

Lighter +30%#EE7FA1

Lighter +20%#E8527F

Lighter +10%#E2255E

Darker −10%#8E1338

Darker −20%#610D26

Darker −30%#340715

Darker −40%#070103

More saturated +25%#D40040

Less saturated −25%#A13454

Channel breakdown

R187

G25

B74

Red187 (73.3%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue341.85°

Saturation (HSL)76.42%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 19 · B 4A

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