All About Color #BB112E

#BB112E

About #BB112E

#BB112E is a medium red color with the hex code #BB112E. In RGB it is red 187, green 17, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 350°, saturation 83%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 91%, 75%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.50:1 on white and 3.23:1 on black.

#BB112E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 11, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 90.91%, 75.40%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 17, 46
HSL350°, 83%, 40%
RGB Octal273, 21, 56
HSV (HSB)349.76°, 90.91%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10001, 101110
CIE-L*AB39.85, 62.42, 31.97
RGB Percent73.33%, 6.67%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH39.85, 70.13, 27.12
XYZ21.19, 11.16, 3.62
CIE-L*UV39.85, 117.59, 18.27
xyY0.59, 0.31, 11.16
Hunter-Lab33.41, 54.72, 16.96
RYB73.33%, 6.67%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB112E on a dark background: contrast 3.23:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB112E on a light background: contrast 6.50:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB112E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB112E · #ED3B59 · #670A19 · #11BB9E · #3BEDCF

Analogous palette

#9E11BB · #BB1182 · #BB112E · #BB4A11 · #BB9E11

Triadic palette

#BB112E · #2EBB11 · #112EBB · #ED3B59 · #59ED3B

Tetradic palette

#BB112E · #82BB11 · #11BB9E · #4A11BB · #670A19

Monochromatic palette

#2F040B · #750B1C · #BB112E · #EB2D4D · #F27388

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