All About Color #BB3A40

#BB3A40

About #BB3A40

#BB3A40 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB3A40. In RGB it is red 187, green 58, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 357°, saturation 53%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 69%, 66%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.54:1 on white and 3.79:1 on black.

#BB3A40 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 3A, 40
CMYK0.00%, 68.98%, 65.78%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 58, 64
HSL357°, 53%, 48%
RGB Octal273, 72, 100
HSV (HSB)357.21°, 68.98%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 111010, 1000000
CIE-L*AB44.18, 51.89, 26.25
RGB Percent73.33%, 22.75%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH44.18, 58.15, 26.83
XYZ22.93, 13.96, 6.34
CIE-L*UV44.18, 95.97, 18.13
xyY0.53, 0.32, 13.96
Hunter-Lab37.36, 44.16, 16.10
RYB73.33%, 22.75%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB3A40 on a dark background: contrast 3.79:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB3A40 on a light background: contrast 5.54:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB3A40, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB3A40 · #D67A7F · #752428 · #3ABBB5 · #7AD6D2

Analogous palette

#B53ABB · #BB3A81 · #BB3A40 · #BB743A · #BBB53A

Triadic palette

#BB3A40 · #40BB3A · #3A40BB · #D67A7F · #7FD67A

Tetradic palette

#BB3A40 · #81BB3A · #3ABBB5 · #743ABB · #752428

Monochromatic palette

#461618 · #81282C · #BB3A40 · #D36F74 · #E5A9AC

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