Recognised as Colour
#BB2A02
- #BB2A02
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BB2A02 is a red with RGB values 187, 42, 2 and HSL 13°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BB2A02#BB2A02
HEX#BB2A02
RGBrgb(187, 42, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1647, 0.0078
RGB percentages73.3%, 16.5%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(13, 97.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13, 98.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 77.5%, 98.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,265,986
CSS custom property--colour: #BB2A02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#44D5FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0293BB
Analogous#BB0237, #BB8602
Triadic#02BB2A, #2A02BB
Split complementary#02BB86, #0237BB
Tetradic#36BB02, #0293BB, #8602BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G42
B2
Red187 (73.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue12.97°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 2A · B 02
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