All About Color #BB3E1B

#BB3E1B

About #BB3E1B

#BB3E1B is a medium red color with the hex code #BB3E1B. In RGB it is red 187, green 62, blue 27; in HSL it is hue 13°, saturation 75%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 67%, 86%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.50:1 on white and 3.82:1 on black.

#BB3E1B Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 3E, 1B
CMYK0.00%, 66.84%, 85.56%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 62, 27
HSL13°, 75%, 42%
RGB Octal273, 76, 33
HSV (HSB)13.13°, 85.56%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 111110, 11011
CIE-L*AB44.36, 48.73, 46.66
RGB Percent73.33%, 24.31%, 10.59%
CIE-L*CH44.36, 67.47, 43.76
XYZ22.41, 14.09, 2.58
CIE-L*UV44.36, 100.03, 32.75
xyY0.57, 0.36, 14.09
Hunter-Lab37.54, 40.90, 22.21
RYB73.33%, 28.16%, 10.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB3E1B on a dark background: contrast 3.82:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB3E1B on a light background: contrast 5.50:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB3E1B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB3E1B · #E66E4C · #6B230F · #1B99BB · #4CC4E6

Analogous palette

#BB1B99 · #BB1B48 · #BB3E1B · #BB8E1B · #99BB1B

Triadic palette

#BB3E1B · #1BBB3E · #3E1BBB · #E66E4C · #4CE66E

Tetradic palette

#BB3E1B · #48BB1B · #1B99BB · #8E1BBB · #6B230F

Monochromatic palette

#361208 · #782811 · #BB3E1B · #E4633F · #ED9982

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