All About Color #BB3E2A

#BB3E2A

About #BB3E2A

#BB3E2A is a medium red color with the hex code #BB3E2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 62, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 8°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 67%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.48:1 on white and 3.84:1 on black.

#BB3E2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 3E, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 66.84%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 62, 42
HSL8°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 76, 52
HSV (HSB)8.28°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 111110, 101010
CIE-L*AB44.49, 49.20, 39.31
RGB Percent73.33%, 24.31%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH44.49, 62.97, 38.62
XYZ22.63, 14.18, 3.73
CIE-L*UV44.49, 98.00, 28.52
xyY0.56, 0.35, 14.18
Hunter-Lab37.65, 41.41, 20.48
RYB73.33%, 25.57%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB3E2A on a dark background: contrast 3.84:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB3E2A on a light background: contrast 5.48:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB3E2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB3E2A · #DC7565 · #702519 · #2AA8BB · #65CCDC

Analogous palette

#BB2AA8 · #BB2A5F · #BB3E2A · #BB862A · #A8BB2A

Triadic palette

#BB3E2A · #2ABB3E · #3E2ABB · #DC7565 · #65DC75

Tetradic palette

#BB3E2A · #5FBB2A · #2AA8BB · #862ABB · #702519

Monochromatic palette

#3E150E · #7D291C · #BB3E2A · #D96A59 · #E7A297

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