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#BB3333 Pesto Rosso

#BB3333 is a medium, vivid red named Pesto Rosso. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 20.0% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(187, 51, 51)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 57% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black. #BB3333 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.78:1.

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Variations of #BB3333

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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#BB3333 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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#BB3333 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB3333 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7D702E
  • Protanopia 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B5332
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F5030
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7D702E
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #92602F
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE0035
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C32534
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #825C5C

#BB3333 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.78:1 Good#BB3333 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.63:1 Poor#BB3333 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB3333 in CSS

/* Pesto Rosso */
.color { color: #BB3333; }
.background { background-color: #BB3333; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB3333; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 51 51);
color: hsl(0 57% 47%);
color: oklch(0.530 0.173 25.3);

#BB3333 FAQ

What color is #BB3333?

#BB3333 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Pesto Rosso. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB3333?

#BB3333 is rgb(187, 51, 51) in RGB, hsl(0, 57%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 73%, 73%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB3333?

The complementary color of #BB3333 is #33BBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB3333?

White text has the best contrast on #BB3333: 5.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB3333 a warm or cool color?

#BB3333 is a warm color.