What color is #BB0011?

#BB0011 is a dark, vivid red known as Red Baron. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Baron?

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

What is the complementary color of Red Baron?

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

Is black or white text better on #BB0011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Baron color: hex code #BB0011

#BB0011 rgb(187, 0, 17)

Shades of red

Red Baron has the hex code #BB0011. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 0% green and 6.7% blue (187, 0, 17).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 91% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

Red Baron (#BB0011) color codes

HEX	`#BB0011`
RGB	`rgb(187, 0, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 0%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 91%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, 63.63, 46.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 78.99, 36.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.597, 10.609, 1.493)`
Decimal	`12255249`
Short hex	`#B01`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Baron, 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 #BB0011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB0011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #BB0011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb0011; }
.text { color: #bb0011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb0011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 0 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb0011, #bb4d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #BB0011 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB0011?: #BB0011 is a dark, vivid red known as Red Baron. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Baron?: The RGB value is 187, 0, 17: 187 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Baron?: The complementary color is #00BBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB0011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.