Recognised as Colour

#BB253E

#BB253E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BB253E is a red with RGB values 187, 37, 62 and HSL 350°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BB253E#BB253E

HEX#BB253E

RGBrgb(187, 37, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1451, 0.2431

RGB percentages73.3%, 14.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(350, 67%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 80.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 80.2%, 66.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,264,766

CSS custom property--colour: #BB253E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#44DAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524E3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#786D39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.9 Firebrick · ΔE 14 Crimson · ΔE 16.2 Indian red · ΔE 18.5 Dark red · ΔE 23.1 Maroon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25BBA2

Analogous#BB2589, #BB5725

Triadic#3EBB25, #253EBB

Split complementary#25BB57, #2589BB

Tetradic#89BB25, #25BBA2, #5725BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1BBC4

Lighter +30%#E9909F

Lighter +20%#E1657A

Lighter +10%#D83B55

Darker −10%#901D30

Darker −20%#661422

Darker −30%#3B0C14

Darker −40%#110306

More saturated +25%#D7092B

Less saturated −25%#9F4151

Channel breakdown

R187

G37

B62

Red187 (73.3%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)66.96%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 25 · B 3E

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