All About Color #BB2525

#BB2525

About #BB2525

#BB2525 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB2525. In RGB it is red 187, green 37, blue 37; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 67%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 80%, 80%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.17:1 on white and 3.40:1 on black.

#BB2525 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 25, 25
CMYK0.00%, 80.21%, 80.21%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 37, 37
HSL0°, 67%, 44%
RGB Octal273, 45, 45
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 80.21%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 100101, 100101
CIE-L*AB41.25, 57.83, 38.72
RGB Percent73.33%, 14.51%, 14.51%
CIE-L*CH41.25, 69.60, 33.80
XYZ21.49, 12.02, 2.94
CIE-L*UV41.25, 112.76, 24.32
xyY0.59, 0.33, 12.02
Hunter-Lab34.67, 49.95, 19.25
RYB73.33%, 14.51%, 14.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB2525 on a dark background: contrast 3.40:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB2525 on a light background: contrast 6.17:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB2525, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB2525 · #DF5D5D · #6F1616 · #25BBBB · #5DDFDF

Analogous palette

#BB25BB · #BB2570 · #BB2525 · #BB7025 · #BBBB25

Triadic palette

#BB2525 · #25BB25 · #2525BB · #DF5D5D · #5DDF5D

Tetradic palette

#BB2525 · #70BB25 · #25BBBB · #7025BB · #6F1616

Monochromatic palette

#3C0C0C · #7B1818 · #BB2525 · #DC5050 · #E99090

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