Information about #BB0019 color

#BB0019 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB0019 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 0, 25) — 73.3% red, 0% green, 9.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 73 / 64 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BB0019 reads as a intensely saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Angels Red (#BA0021). Slightly further away sit Youtube Red (#B2071D) and Cincinnati Red (#C6011F).

The recipe behind #BB0019 is rgb(187, 0, 25), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BB0019: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. No one has named #BB0019 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BB0019 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BB0019 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BB0019

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#BB0019 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB0019
  • RGB187, 0, 25
  • CMYK0, 73, 64, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 0, 25)
  • HSL352°, 100%, 37%
  • HSL Precise351.979°, 100%, 36.667%
  • HSV352°, 100%, 73%
  • HSB352°, 100%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.000, 0.098)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.000, 0.098, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.000, 0.098)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB0019
  • DECIMAL ID12255257
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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