What color is #BB1144?

#BB1144 is a vivid rose known as Rural Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rural Red?

The RGB value is 187, 17, 68: 187 red, 17 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rural Red?

The complementary color is #11BB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB1144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rural Red color: hex code #BB1144

#BB1144 rgb(187, 17, 68)

Shades of red

Rural Red has the hex code #BB1144. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 6.7% green and 26.7% blue (187, 17, 68).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 64% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

Rural Red (#BB1144) color codes

HEX	`#BB1144`
RGB	`rgb(187, 17, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 6.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 64%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.22, 63.44, 18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.22, 66.13, 16.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.74, 11.386, 6.521)`
Decimal	`12259652`
Short hex	`#B14`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rural Red, 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 #BB1144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB1144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #BB1144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb1144; }
.text { color: #bb1144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb1144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 17 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb1144, #bb3311); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #BB1144 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB1144?: #BB1144 is a vivid rose known as Rural Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rural Red?: The RGB value is 187, 17, 68: 187 red, 17 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rural Red?: The complementary color is #11BB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB1144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.