All About Color #BB2F2A

#BB2F2A

About #BB2F2A

#BB2F2A is a medium red color with the hex code #BB2F2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 47, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 2°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 75%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.91:1 on white and 3.55:1 on black.

#BB2F2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 2F, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 74.87%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 47, 42
HSL2°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 57, 52
HSV (HSB)2.07°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 101111, 101010
CIE-L*AB42.41, 54.91, 37.12
RGB Percent73.33%, 18.43%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH42.41, 66.27, 34.06
XYZ21.93, 12.76, 3.50
CIE-L*UV42.41, 106.90, 24.69
xyY0.57, 0.33, 12.76
Hunter-Lab35.73, 47.03, 19.20
RYB73.33%, 18.50%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB2F2A on a dark background: contrast 3.55:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB2F2A on a light background: contrast 5.91:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB2F2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB2F2A · #DC6965 · #701C19 · #2AB6BB · #65D8DC

Analogous palette

#BB2AB6 · #BB2A6E · #BB2F2A · #BB782A · #B6BB2A

Triadic palette

#BB2F2A · #2ABB2F · #2F2ABB · #DC6965 · #65DC69

Tetradic palette

#BB2F2A · #6EBB2A · #2AB6BB · #782ABB · #701C19

Monochromatic palette

#3E100E · #7D201C · #BB2F2A · #D95D59 · #E79A97

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