What color is #BB0033?

#BB0033 is a dark, vivid rose known as Hot Cuba. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Cuba?

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

What is the complementary color of Hot Cuba?

The complementary color is #00BB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB0033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Cuba color: hex code #BB0033

#BB0033 rgb(187, 0, 51)

Shades of red

Hot Cuba has the hex code #BB0033. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 0% green and 20% blue (187, 0, 51).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

Hot Cuba (#BB0033) color codes

HEX	`#BB0033`
RGB	`rgb(187, 0, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 0%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, 64.56, 28.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 70.44, 23.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.094, 10.807, 4.107)`
Decimal	`12255283`
Short hex	`#B03`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Cuba, 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 #BB0033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB0033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #BB0033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb0033; }
.text { color: #bb0033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb0033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 0 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb0033, #bb2a00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #BB0033 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB0033?: #BB0033 is a dark, vivid rose known as Hot Cuba. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Cuba?: The RGB value is 187, 0, 51: 187 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Cuba?: The complementary color is #00BB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB0033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.