All About Color #BB1B20

#BB1B20

About #BB1B20

#BB1B20 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB1B20. In RGB it is red 187, green 27, blue 32; in HSL it is hue 358°, saturation 75%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 86%, 83%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.38:1 on white and 3.29:1 on black.

#BB1B20 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 1B, 20
CMYK0.00%, 85.56%, 82.89%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 27, 32
HSL358°, 75%, 42%
RGB Octal273, 33, 40
HSV (HSB)358.13°, 85.56%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 11011, 100000
CIE-L*AB40.33, 60.16, 40.57
RGB Percent73.33%, 10.59%, 12.55%
CIE-L*CH40.33, 72.56, 33.99
XYZ21.15, 11.45, 2.46
CIE-L*UV40.33, 117.66, 24.23
xyY0.60, 0.33, 11.45
Hunter-Lab33.84, 52.31, 19.38
RYB73.33%, 10.59%, 12.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB1B20 on a dark background: contrast 3.29:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB1B20 on a light background: contrast 6.38:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB1B20, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB1B20 · #E64C52 · #6B0F12 · #1BBBB6 · #4CE6E0

Analogous palette

#B61BBB · #BB1B70 · #BB1B20 · #BB661B · #BBB61B

Triadic palette

#BB1B20 · #20BB1B · #1B20BB · #E64C52 · #52E64C

Tetradic palette

#BB1B20 · #70BB1B · #1BBBB6 · #661BBB · #6B0F12

Monochromatic palette

#360809 · #781115 · #BB1B20 · #E43F45 · #ED8286

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