Colour

#BB2C0A

#BB2C0A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BB2C0A is a red with RGB values 187, 44, 10 and HSL 12°, 90%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BB2C0A#BB2C0A

HEX#BB2C0A

RGBrgb(187, 44, 10)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1725, 0.0392

RGB percentages73.3%, 17.3%, 3.9%

HSLhsl(11.5, 89.8%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 94.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 76.5%, 94.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,266,506

CSS custom property--colour: #BB2C0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#44D3F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A4E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D6E00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 13.9 Dark red · ΔE 17.5 Tomato · ΔE 21.1 Brown · ΔE 21.8 Maroon · ΔE 22.1 Chocolate · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0A99BB

Analogous#BB0A41, #BB850A

Triadic#0ABB2C, #2C0ABB

Split complementary#0ABB85, #0A40BB

Tetradic#41BB0A, #0A99BB, #850ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9AA98

Lighter +30%#F78367

Lighter +20%#F45B37

Lighter +10%#EB370D

Darker −10%#8B2107

Darker −20%#5A1505

Darker −30%#2A0A02

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C52600

Less saturated −25%#A23B23

Channel breakdown

R187

G44

B10

Red187 (73.3%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue10 (3.9%)

Hue11.53°

Saturation (HSL)89.85%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 2C · B 0A

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