Colour

#BB2A58

#BB2A58
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BB2A58 is a red with RGB values 187, 42, 88 and HSL 341°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#BB2A58

RGBrgb(187, 42, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1647, 0.3451

RGB percentages73.3%, 16.5%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(341, 63.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341, 77.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 77.5%, 52.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,266,072

CSS custom property--colour: #BB2A58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#44D5A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505259no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#766F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CC003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 22 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.2 Crimson · ΔE 27.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.3 Firebrick · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 21.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ABB8D

Analogous#BB2AA1, #BB442A

Triadic#58BB2A, #2A58BB

Split complementary#2ABB44, #2AA1BB

Tetradic#A1BB2A, #2ABB8D, #442ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C0D0

Lighter +30%#E896B0

Lighter +20%#DE6D91

Lighter +10%#D54371

Darker −10%#912144

Darker −20%#681731

Darker −30%#3E0E1D

Darker −40%#14050A

More saturated +25%#D80D4E

Less saturated −25%#9E4762

Channel breakdown

R187

G42

B88

Red187 (73.3%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue340.97°

Saturation (HSL)63.32%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 2A · B 58

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