All About Color #BB401B

#BB401B

About #BB401B

#BB401B is a medium red color with the hex code #BB401B. In RGB it is red 187, green 64, blue 27; in HSL it is hue 14°, saturation 75%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 66%, 86%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.44:1 on white and 3.86:1 on black.

#BB401B Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 40, 1B
CMYK0.00%, 65.78%, 85.56%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 64, 27
HSL14°, 75%, 42%
RGB Octal273, 100, 33
HSV (HSB)13.87°, 85.56%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 1000000, 11011
CIE-L*AB44.68, 47.89, 46.93
RGB Percent73.33%, 25.10%, 10.59%
CIE-L*CH44.68, 67.05, 44.42
XYZ22.52, 14.31, 2.61
CIE-L*UV44.68, 98.67, 33.30
xyY0.57, 0.36, 14.31
Hunter-Lab37.83, 40.08, 22.39
RYB73.33%, 29.46%, 10.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB401B on a dark background: contrast 3.86:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB401B on a light background: contrast 5.44:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB401B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB401B. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB401B · #E6704C · #6B250F · #1B96BB · #4CC2E6

Analogous palette

#BB1B96 · #BB1B46 · #BB401B · #BB911B · #96BB1B

Triadic palette

#BB401B · #1BBB40 · #401BBB · #E6704C · #4CE670

Tetradic palette

#BB401B · #46BB1B · #1B96BB · #911BBB · #6B250F

Monochromatic palette

#361208 · #782911 · #BB401B · #E4653F · #ED9B82

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