What color is #BB240C?

#BB240C is a vivid red known as Lobster. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lobster?

The RGB value is 187, 36, 12: 187 red, 36 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lobster?

The complementary color is #0CA3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB240C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lobster color: hex code #BB240C

#BB240C rgb(187, 36, 12)

Shades of red

Lobster has the hex code #BB240C. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 14.1% green and 4.7% blue (187, 36, 12).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 88% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 94% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

Lobster (#BB240C) color codes

HEX	`#BB240C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 36, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 14.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 88%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 94%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 94%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.99, 57.56, 50.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.99, 76.31, 41.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.193, 11.857, 1.52)`
Decimal	`12264460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lobster, 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 #BB240C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB240C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #BB240C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb240c; }
.text { color: #bb240c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb240c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 36 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb240c, #bb7b0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #BB240C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB240C?: #BB240C is a vivid red known as Lobster. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lobster?: The RGB value is 187, 36, 12: 187 red, 36 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lobster?: The complementary color is #0CA3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB240C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.