Recognised as Colour

#BB1D4D

#BB1D4D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BB1D4D is a red with RGB values 187, 29, 77 and HSL 342°, 73%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BB1D4D#BB1D4D

HEX#BB1D4D

RGBrgb(187, 29, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1137, 0.302

RGB percentages73.3%, 11.4%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(341.8, 73.1%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 84.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 84.5%, 58.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,262,733

CSS custom property--colour: #BB1D4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#44E2B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4D4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#746C49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CD0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 20.6 Crimson · ΔE 22.2 Indian red · ΔE 22.3 Firebrick · ΔE 24.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DBB8B

Analogous#BB1D9C, #BB3C1D

Triadic#4DBB1D, #1D4DBB

Split complementary#1DBB3C, #1D9CBB

Tetradic#9CBB1D, #1DBB8B, #3C1DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B1C5

Lighter +30%#EC85A4

Lighter +20%#E55983

Lighter +10%#DE2D63

Darker −10%#8F163B

Darker −20%#630F29

Darker −30%#370816

Darker −40%#0A0204

More saturated +25%#D60242

Less saturated −25%#A03858

Channel breakdown

R187

G29

B77

Red187 (73.3%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue341.77°

Saturation (HSL)73.15%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 1D · B 4D

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