Recognised as Colour

#BB2A24

#BB2A24
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BB2A24 is a red with RGB values 187, 42, 36 and HSL 2°, 68%, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#BB2A24

RGBrgb(187, 42, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1647, 0.1412

RGB percentages73.3%, 16.5%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(2.4, 67.7%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.4, 80.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 77.5%, 80.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,266,020

CSS custom property--colour: #BB2A24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#44D5DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#574E21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B6E1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CE002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 3.4 Brown · ΔE 12.1 Dark red · ΔE 14.8 Crimson · ΔE 16.7 Maroon · ΔE 18.3 Tomato · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 3.43, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24B5BB

Analogous#BB246A, #BB7524

Triadic#24BB2A, #2A24BB

Split complementary#24BB75, #246ABB

Tetradic#6ABB24, #24B5BB, #7524BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2BCB9

Lighter +30%#E9928F

Lighter +20%#E16964

Lighter +10%#D93F39

Darker −10%#90201C

Darker −20%#651714

Darker −30%#3B0D0B

Darker −40%#100403

More saturated +25%#D71008

Less saturated −25%#9F4440

Channel breakdown

R187

G42

B36

Red187 (73.3%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue2.38°

Saturation (HSL)67.71%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 2A · B 24

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