All About Color #BB2211

#BB2211

About #BB2211

#BB2211 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB2211. In RGB it is red 187, green 34, blue 17; in HSL it is hue 6°, saturation 83%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 82%, 91%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.27:1 on white and 3.35:1 on black.

#BB2211 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 22, 11
CMYK0.00%, 81.82%, 90.91%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 34, 17
HSL6°, 83%, 40%
RGB Octal273, 42, 21
HSV (HSB)6.00°, 90.91%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 100010, 10001
CIE-L*AB40.81, 58.18, 48.14
RGB Percent73.33%, 13.33%, 6.67%
CIE-L*CH40.81, 75.51, 39.61
XYZ21.17, 11.75, 1.68
CIE-L*UV40.81, 116.93, 28.65
xyY0.61, 0.34, 11.75
Hunter-Lab34.28, 50.24, 21.08
RYB73.33%, 14.07%, 6.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB2211 on a dark background: contrast 3.35:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB2211 on a light background: contrast 6.27:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB2211, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB2211. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB2211 · #ED4D3B · #67130A · #11AABB · #3BDBED

Analogous palette

#BB11AA · #BB1155 · #BB2211 · #BB7711 · #AABB11

Triadic palette

#BB2211 · #11BB22 · #2211BB · #ED4D3B · #3BED4D

Tetradic palette

#BB2211 · #55BB11 · #11AABB · #7711BB · #67130A

Monochromatic palette

#2F0904 · #75150B · #BB2211 · #EB402D · #F28073

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