All About Color #BB2A40

#BB2A40

About #BB2A40

#BB2A40 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB2A40. In RGB it is red 187, green 42, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 351°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 78%, 66%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.97:1 on white and 3.52:1 on black.

#BB2A40 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 2A, 40
CMYK0.00%, 77.54%, 65.78%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 42, 64
HSL351°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 52, 100
HSV (HSB)350.90°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 101010, 1000000
CIE-L*AB42.14, 57.53, 23.68
RGB Percent73.33%, 16.47%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH42.14, 62.22, 22.37
XYZ22.25, 12.59, 6.11
CIE-L*UV42.14, 104.10, 14.01
xyY0.54, 0.31, 12.59
Hunter-Lab35.48, 49.82, 14.63
RYB73.33%, 16.47%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB2A40 on a dark background: contrast 3.52:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB2A40 on a light background: contrast 5.97:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB2A40, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB2A40 · #DC6577 · #701926 · #2ABBA5 · #65DCCA

Analogous palette

#A52ABB · #BB2A88 · #BB2A40 · #BB5D2A · #BBA52A

Triadic palette

#BB2A40 · #40BB2A · #2A40BB · #DC6577 · #77DC65

Tetradic palette

#BB2A40 · #88BB2A · #2ABBA5 · #5D2ABB · #701926

Monochromatic palette

#3E0E15 · #7D1C2B · #BB2A40 · #D9596C · #E797A3

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