What color is #BB1133?

#BB1133 is a vivid red known as Active Volcano. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Active Volcano?

The RGB value is 187, 17, 51: 187 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Active Volcano?

The complementary color is #11BB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB1133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Active Volcano color: hex code #BB1133

#BB1133 rgb(187, 17, 51)

Shades of red

Active Volcano has the hex code #BB1133. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 6.7% green and 20% blue (187, 17, 51).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

Active Volcano (#BB1133) color codes

HEX	`#BB1133`
RGB	`rgb(187, 17, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 6.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 73%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.93, 62.6, 29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.93, 68.99, 24.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.294, 11.208, 4.174)`
Decimal	`12259635`
Short hex	`#B13`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Active Volcano, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB1133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB1133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB1133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb1133; }
.text { color: #bb1133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb1133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 17 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb1133, #bb4411); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #BB1133 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB1133?: #BB1133 is a vivid red known as Active Volcano. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Active Volcano?: The RGB value is 187, 17, 51: 187 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Active Volcano?: The complementary color is #11BB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB1133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.