#bb204c Color Information

#bb204c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bb204c. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 12.5% Green, and 29.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 82.9% Magenta, 59.4% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 343.0°, with saturation of 70.8% and lightness of 42.9%. The decimal value for #bb204c is 12263500, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bb204c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#bb204c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 32, 76 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 12.5%, 29.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.875, 0.702 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.829, 0.594, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color343.0°, 70.8%, 42.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color343.0°, 82.9%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.314, 12.120, 8.001 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color187, 32, 76 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12263500 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color41.406, 61.013, 15.206 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)41.406, 62.879, 13.994 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color41.406, 104.130, 5.295 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color34.813, 53.491, 10.743 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.526, 0.286, 12.120 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290453580 / 0xffbb204c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bb204c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bb204c, its pure hue is 343.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.8%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bb204c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17040a to #a41c43.

Tints of #bb204c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bb204c, its pure hue is 343.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.8%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bb204c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c43c62 to #f7e3e9.

Tones of #bb204c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bb204c, its pure hue is 343.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bb204c, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #db003e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bb204c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bb204c! For #bb204c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bb204c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bb204c

This color, #bb204c, consists of 73.3% Red, 12.5% Green, and 29.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 32, Blue = 76. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bb204c is 0% Cyan, 82.9% Magenta, 59.4% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G12.5%
M82.9%
B29.8%
Y59.4%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 32 76
Octal 273 40 114
Hexa #bb #20 #4c
Binary 10111011 00100000 01001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 82 59 26
Octal 0 122 73 32
Hexa #00 #52 #3b #1a
Binary 00000000 01010010 00111011 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bb204c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bb204c — which has hue 343.0° — its analogous colors are located at 13.0° and 343.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb204c.

Triadic Colors of #bb204c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bb204c — which has hue 343.0° — its triadic colors are located at 103.0° and 343.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb204c.

Complementary Color of #bb204c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bb204c — which has hue 343.0° — its complementary color is located at 163.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb204c.

Split Complementary Colors of #bb204c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bb204c — which has hue 343.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 133.0° and 343.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb204c.

Tetradic Colors of #bb204c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bb204c — which has hue 343.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 253.0°, 343.0°, 73.0°, and 163.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb204c.

Monochromatic Colors of #bb204c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bb204c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #561829 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f25783 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bb204c

We want to make getting started with #bb204c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bb204c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bb204c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bb204c with other HTML elements.

#bb204c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bb204c.
<span style="color: #bb204c;">The color of this text is #bb204c.</span>

#bb204c Background Color

The background color for this text is #bb204c.
<div style="background-color: #bb204c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bb204c.</div>

#bb204c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bb204c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bb204c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bb204c.</span>

#bb204c Border Color

This is a div with border color #bb204c.
<div style="border: #bb204c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bb204c.</div>

#bb204c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb204c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb204c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb204c on a white background.</div></div>

#bb204c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb204c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb204c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb204c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bb204c to White

This is a gradient from #bb204c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb204c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb204c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb204c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb204c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb204c to white.</div>

Gradient from #bb204c to Black

This is a gradient from #bb204c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb204c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb204c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb204c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb204c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb204c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bb204c

In addition to using #bb204c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bb204c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bb204c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 32, Blue = 76). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bb204c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bb204c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 32, 76)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bb204c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bb204c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bb204c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 32, 76);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bb204c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:32, blue:76, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:32 blue:76 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 32f, 76f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 32, 76);
 

#bb204c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bb204c the same way. For those with color blindness, #bb204c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bb204c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bb204c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bb204c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bb204c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bb204c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #bb204c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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