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Colour

#BB3E3E

  • #BB3E3E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#BB3E3E is a red with RGB values 187, 62, 62 and HSL 0°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BB3E3E#BB3E3E
HEX#BB3E3E
RGBrgb(187, 62, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2431, 0.2431
RGB percentages73.3%, 24.3%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(0, 50.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 66.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 66.8%, 66.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,271,166
CSS custom property--colour: #BB3E3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#44C1C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60593Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F743Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CD1E3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 7.6Indian red · ΔE 11.8Firebrick · ΔE 12.5Dark red · ΔE 21.2Crimson · ΔE 21.6Maroon · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EBBBB
Analogous#BB3E7D, #BB7D3E
Triadic#3EBB3E, #3E3EBB
Split complementary#3EBB7D, #3E7DBB
Tetradic#7DBB3E, #3EBBBB, #7D3EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D4D4
Lighter +30%#E4AEAE
Lighter +20%#D78888
Lighter +10%#CB6161
Darker −10%#953131
Darker −20%#6E2525
Darker −30%#481818
Darker −40%#220B0B
More saturated +25%#DA1F1F
Less saturated −25%#9C5D5D

Channel breakdown

R187
G62
B62
Red187 (73.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)50.2%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 3E · B 3E

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