All About Color #BB2B1B

#BB2B1B

About #BB2B1B

#BB2B1B is a medium red color with the hex code #BB2B1B. In RGB it is red 187, green 43, blue 27; in HSL it is hue 6°, saturation 75%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 77%, 86%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.04:1 on white and 3.47:1 on black.

#BB2B1B Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 2B, 1B
CMYK0.00%, 77.01%, 85.56%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 43, 27
HSL6°, 75%, 42%
RGB Octal273, 53, 33
HSV (HSB)6.00°, 85.56%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 101011, 11011
CIE-L*AB41.80, 55.77, 44.46
RGB Percent73.33%, 16.86%, 10.59%
CIE-L*CH41.80, 71.32, 38.56
XYZ21.56, 12.37, 2.29
CIE-L*UV41.80, 111.44, 28.25
xyY0.60, 0.34, 12.37
Hunter-Lab35.17, 47.84, 20.76
RYB73.33%, 17.56%, 10.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB2B1B on a dark background: contrast 3.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB2B1B on a light background: contrast 6.04:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB2B1B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB2B1B. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB2B1B · #E65C4C · #6B180F · #1BABBB · #4CD6E6

Analogous palette

#BB1BAB · #BB1B5B · #BB2B1B · #BB7B1B · #ABBB1B

Triadic palette

#BB2B1B · #1BBB2B · #2B1BBB · #E65C4C · #4CE65C

Tetradic palette

#BB2B1B · #5BBB1B · #1BABBB · #7B1BBB · #6B180F

Monochromatic palette

#360C08 · #781C11 · #BB2B1B · #E4503F · #ED8D82

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