What color is #BB1E1E?

#BB1E1E is a moderate red known as Red Inferno. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Inferno?

The RGB value is 187, 30, 30: 187 red, 30 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Inferno?

The complementary color is #1EBBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB1E1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Inferno color: hex code #BB1E1E

#BB1E1E rgb(187, 30, 30)

Shades of red

Red Inferno has the hex code #BB1E1E. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 11.8% green and 11.8% blue (187, 30, 30).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 72% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 84% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

Red Inferno (#BB1E1E) color codes

HEX	`#BB1E1E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 30, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 11.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 72%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 84%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 84%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.56, 59.42, 41.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.56, 72.67, 35.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.195, 11.591, 2.349)`
Decimal	`12262942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Inferno, 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 #BB1E1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB1E1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #BB1E1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb1e1e; }
.text { color: #bb1e1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb1e1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 30 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb1e1e, #bb6d1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB1E1E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB1E1E?: #BB1E1E is a moderate red known as Red Inferno. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Inferno?: The RGB value is 187, 30, 30: 187 red, 30 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Inferno?: The complementary color is #1EBBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB1E1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.