All About Color #BB1139

#BB1139

About #BB1139

#BB1139 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB1139. In RGB it is red 187, green 17, blue 57; in HSL it is hue 346°, saturation 83%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 91%, 70%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.46:1 on white and 3.25:1 on black.

#BB1139 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 11, 39
CMYK0.00%, 90.91%, 69.52%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 17, 57
HSL346°, 83%, 40%
RGB Octal273, 21, 71
HSV (HSB)345.88°, 90.91%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10001, 111001
CIE-L*AB40.02, 62.88, 25.37
RGB Percent73.33%, 6.67%, 22.35%
CIE-L*CH40.02, 67.81, 21.97
XYZ21.43, 11.26, 4.91
CIE-L*UV40.02, 114.54, 13.44
xyY0.57, 0.30, 11.26
Hunter-Lab33.56, 55.28, 14.81
RYB73.33%, 6.67%, 22.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB1139 on a dark background: contrast 3.25:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB1139 on a light background: contrast 6.46:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB1139, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB1139. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB1139 · #ED3B64 · #670A1F · #11BB93 · #3BEDC3

Analogous palette

#9311BB · #BB118E · #BB1139 · #BB3E11 · #BB9311

Triadic palette

#BB1139 · #39BB11 · #1139BB · #ED3B64 · #64ED3B

Tetradic palette

#BB1139 · #8EBB11 · #11BB93 · #3E11BB · #670A1F

Monochromatic palette

#2F040E · #750B24 · #BB1139 · #EB2D59 · #F27391

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