All About Color #BB1122

#BB1122

About #BB1122

#BB1122 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB1122. In RGB it is red 187, green 17, blue 34; in HSL it is hue 354°, saturation 83%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 91%, 82%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.53:1 on white and 3.22:1 on black.

#BB1122 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 11, 22
CMYK0.00%, 90.91%, 81.82%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 17, 34
HSL354°, 83%, 40%
RGB Octal273, 21, 42
HSV (HSB)354.00°, 90.91%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10001, 100010
CIE-L*AB39.72, 62.03, 38.87
RGB Percent73.33%, 6.67%, 13.33%
CIE-L*CH39.72, 73.20, 32.07
XYZ20.98, 11.08, 2.55
CIE-L*UV39.72, 120.27, 22.48
xyY0.61, 0.32, 11.08
Hunter-Lab33.29, 54.26, 18.77
RYB73.33%, 6.67%, 13.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB1122 on a dark background: contrast 3.22:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB1122 on a light background: contrast 6.53:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB1122, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB1122 · #ED3B4D · #670A13 · #11BBAA · #3BEDDB

Analogous palette

#AA11BB · #BB1177 · #BB1122 · #BB5511 · #BBAA11

Triadic palette

#BB1122 · #22BB11 · #1122BB · #ED3B4D · #4DED3B

Tetradic palette

#BB1122 · #77BB11 · #11BBAA · #5511BB · #670A13

Monochromatic palette

#2F0409 · #750B15 · #BB1122 · #EB2D40 · #F27380

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