Recognised as Colour
#BB2A3F
- #BB2A3F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BB2A3F is a red with RGB values 187, 42, 63 and HSL 351°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#BB2A3F#BB2A3F
HEX#BB2A3F
RGBrgb(187, 42, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1647, 0.2471
RGB percentages73.3%, 16.5%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(351.3, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 77.5%, 66.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,266,047
CSS custom property--colour: #BB2A3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#44D5C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2ABBA6
Analogous#BB2A87, #BB5E2A
Triadic#3FBB2A, #2A3FBB
Split complementary#2ABB5E, #2A87BB
Tetradic#87BB2A, #2ABBA6, #5E2ABB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G42
B63
Red187 (73.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue351.31°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 2A · B 3F
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