All About Color #BB2811

#BB2811

About #BB2811

#BB2811 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB2811. In RGB it is red 187, green 40, blue 17; in HSL it is hue 8°, saturation 83%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 79%, 91%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.13:1 on white and 3.42:1 on black.

#BB2811 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 28, 11
CMYK0.00%, 78.61%, 90.91%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 40, 17
HSL8°, 83%, 40%
RGB Octal273, 50, 21
HSV (HSB)8.12°, 90.91%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 101000, 10001
CIE-L*AB41.41, 56.50, 48.56
RGB Percent73.33%, 15.69%, 6.67%
CIE-L*CH41.41, 74.50, 40.68
XYZ21.35, 12.12, 1.74
CIE-L*UV41.41, 114.11, 29.69
xyY0.61, 0.34, 12.12
Hunter-Lab34.82, 48.54, 21.40
RYB73.33%, 17.10%, 6.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB2811 on a dark background: contrast 3.42:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB2811 on a light background: contrast 6.13:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB2811, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB2811 · #ED533B · #67160A · #11A4BB · #3BD5ED

Analogous palette

#BB11A4 · #BB114F · #BB2811 · #BB7D11 · #A4BB11

Triadic palette

#BB2811 · #11BB28 · #2811BB · #ED533B · #3BED53

Tetradic palette

#BB2811 · #4FBB11 · #11A4BB · #7D11BB · #67160A

Monochromatic palette

#2F0A04 · #75190B · #BB2811 · #EB462D · #F28473

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