All About Color #BB162C

#BB162C

About #BB162C

#BB162C is a medium red color with the hex code #BB162C. In RGB it is red 187, green 22, blue 44; in HSL it is hue 352°, saturation 79%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 0%, 88%, 76%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.43:1 on white and 3.26:1 on black.

#BB162C Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 16, 2C
CMYK0.00%, 88.24%, 76.47%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 22, 44
HSL352°, 79%, 41%
RGB Octal273, 26, 54
HSV (HSB)352.00°, 88.24%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10110, 101100
CIE-L*AB40.12, 61.52, 33.47
RGB Percent73.33%, 8.63%, 17.25%
CIE-L*CH40.12, 70.04, 28.55
XYZ21.24, 11.32, 3.45
CIE-L*UV40.12, 116.79, 19.60
xyY0.59, 0.31, 11.32
Hunter-Lab33.65, 53.78, 17.47
RYB73.33%, 8.63%, 17.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB162C on a dark background: contrast 3.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB162C on a light background: contrast 6.43:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB162C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB162C · #E9445A · #690C19 · #16BBA5 · #44E9D3

Analogous palette

#A516BB · #BB167F · #BB162C · #BB5316 · #BBA516

Triadic palette

#BB162C · #2CBB16 · #162CBB · #E9445A · #5AE944

Tetradic palette

#BB162C · #7FBB16 · #16BBA5 · #5316BB · #690C19

Monochromatic palette

#32060C · #770E1C · #BB162C · #E7364E · #EF7B8A

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