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#BB0033 Hot Cuba

#BB0033 is a medium, vivid red named Hot Cuba. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 0.0% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(187, 0, 51)). Its HSL value is 344° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black. #BB0033 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.64:1.

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Variations of #BB0033

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BB0033 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BB003300BB88
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BB0033 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB0033 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #74692D
  • Protanopia 55% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A4533
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #784131
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #74692D
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D552E
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE001D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3002A
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5C5C5C
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7D5054

#BB0033 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.64:1 Good#BB0033 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.16:1 Poor#BB0033 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB0033 in CSS

/* Hot Cuba */
.color { color: #BB0033; }
.background { background-color: #BB0033; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB0033; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 0 51);
color: hsl(344 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.502 0.201 18.7);

#BB0033 FAQ

What color is #BB0033?

#BB0033 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Hot Cuba. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB0033?

#BB0033 is rgb(187, 0, 51) in RGB, hsl(344, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB0033?

The complementary color of #BB0033 is #00BB88, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB0033?

White text has the best contrast on #BB0033: 6.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB0033 a warm or cool color?

#BB0033 is a warm color.