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#BB1E1E Red Inferno

#BB1E1E is a medium, vivid red named Red Inferno. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 11.8% green and 11.8% blue (rgb(187, 30, 30)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 72% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 84% yellow and 27% black. #BB1E1E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.33:1.

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Variations of #BB1E1E

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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#BB1E1E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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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#BB1E1E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB1E1E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 62% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #796C15
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #534A1B
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B4618
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #796C15
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #905916
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF0021
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3001F
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #606060
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7F5555

#BB1E1E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.33:1 Good#BB1E1E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.32:1 Poor#BB1E1E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB1E1E in CSS

/* Red Inferno */
.color { color: #BB1E1E; }
.background { background-color: #BB1E1E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB1E1E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 30 30);
color: hsl(0 72% 43%);
color: oklch(0.511 0.191 27.4);

#BB1E1E FAQ

What color is #BB1E1E?

#BB1E1E is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Red Inferno. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB1E1E?

#BB1E1E is rgb(187, 30, 30) in RGB, hsl(0, 72%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 84%, 84%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB1E1E?

The complementary color of #BB1E1E is #1EBBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB1E1E?

White text has the best contrast on #BB1E1E: 6.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB1E1E a warm or cool color?

#BB1E1E is a warm color.