All About Color #BB2A2A

#BB2A2A

About #BB2A2A

#BB2A2A is a medium red color with the hex code #BB2A2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 42, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 78%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.04:1 on white and 3.48:1 on black.

#BB2A2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 2A, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 77.54%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 42, 42
HSL0°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 52, 52
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 101010, 101010
CIE-L*AB41.83, 56.53, 36.50
RGB Percent73.33%, 16.47%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH41.83, 67.29, 32.85
XYZ21.74, 12.39, 3.44
CIE-L*UV41.83, 109.46, 23.61
xyY0.58, 0.33, 12.39
Hunter-Lab35.20, 48.66, 18.85
RYB73.33%, 16.47%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB2A2A on a dark background: contrast 3.48:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB2A2A on a light background: contrast 6.04:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB2A2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB2A2A · #DC6565 · #701919 · #2ABBBB · #65DCDC

Analogous palette

#BB2ABB · #BB2A73 · #BB2A2A · #BB732A · #BBBB2A

Triadic palette

#BB2A2A · #2ABB2A · #2A2ABB · #DC6565 · #65DC65

Tetradic palette

#BB2A2A · #73BB2A · #2ABBBB · #732ABB · #701919

Monochromatic palette

#3E0E0E · #7D1C1C · #BB2A2A · #D95959 · #E79797

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