All About Color #BB402A

#BB402A

About #BB402A

#BB402A is a medium red color with the hex code #BB402A. In RGB it is red 187, green 64, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 9°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 66%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.41:1 on white and 3.88:1 on black.

#BB402A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 40, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 65.78%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 64, 42
HSL9°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 100, 52
HSV (HSB)9.10°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 1000000, 101010
CIE-L*AB44.80, 48.35, 39.63
RGB Percent73.33%, 25.10%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH44.80, 62.52, 39.34
XYZ22.74, 14.40, 3.77
CIE-L*UV44.80, 96.70, 29.09
xyY0.56, 0.35, 14.40
Hunter-Lab37.95, 40.59, 20.67
RYB73.33%, 26.64%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB402A on a dark background: contrast 3.88:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB402A on a light background: contrast 5.41:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB402A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB402A · #DC7765 · #702619 · #2AA5BB · #65CADC

Analogous palette

#BB2AA5 · #BB2A5D · #BB402A · #BB882A · #A5BB2A

Triadic palette

#BB402A · #2ABB40 · #402ABB · #DC7765 · #65DC77

Tetradic palette

#BB402A · #5DBB2A · #2AA5BB · #882ABB · #702619

Monochromatic palette

#3E150E · #7D2B1C · #BB402A · #D96C59 · #E7A397

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