All About Color #BB1111

#BB1111

About #BB1111

#BB1111 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB1111. In RGB it is red 187, green 17, blue 17; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 83%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 91%, 91%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.56:1 on white and 3.20:1 on black.

#BB1111 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 11, 11
CMYK0.00%, 90.91%, 90.91%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 17, 17
HSL0°, 83%, 40%
RGB Octal273, 21, 21
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 90.91%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10001, 10001
CIE-L*AB39.59, 61.67, 47.28
RGB Percent73.33%, 6.67%, 6.67%
CIE-L*CH39.59, 77.71, 37.48
XYZ20.80, 11.01, 1.56
CIE-L*UV39.59, 122.84, 26.50
xyY0.62, 0.33, 11.01
Hunter-Lab33.18, 53.83, 20.44
RYB73.33%, 6.67%, 6.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB1111 on a dark background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB1111 on a light background: contrast 6.56:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB1111, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB1111. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB1111 · #ED3B3B · #670A0A · #11BBBB · #3BEDED

Analogous palette

#BB11BB · #BB1166 · #BB1111 · #BB6611 · #BBBB11

Triadic palette

#BB1111 · #11BB11 · #1111BB · #ED3B3B · #3BED3B

Tetradic palette

#BB1111 · #66BB11 · #11BBBB · #6611BB · #670A0A

Monochromatic palette

#2F0404 · #750B0B · #BB1111 · #EB2D2D · #F27373

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