All About Color #BB472A

#BB472A

About #BB472A

#BB472A is a medium red color with the hex code #BB472A. In RGB it is red 187, green 71, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 12°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 62%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.19:1 on white and 4.05:1 on black.

#BB472A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 47, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 62.03%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 71, 42
HSL12°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 107, 52
HSV (HSB)12.00°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 1000111, 101010
CIE-L*AB45.96, 45.25, 40.84
RGB Percent73.33%, 27.84%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH45.96, 60.96, 42.06
XYZ23.16, 15.24, 3.91
CIE-L*UV45.96, 91.92, 31.19
xyY0.55, 0.36, 15.24
Hunter-Lab39.04, 37.61, 21.39
RYB73.33%, 30.69%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB472A on a dark background: contrast 4.05:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB472A on a light background: contrast 5.19:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB472A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB472A · #DC7D65 · #702B19 · #2A9EBB · #65C4DC

Analogous palette

#BB2A9E · #BB2A56 · #BB472A · #BB902A · #9EBB2A

Triadic palette

#BB472A · #2ABB47 · #472ABB · #DC7D65 · #65DC7D

Tetradic palette

#BB472A · #56BB2A · #2A9EBB · #902ABB · #702B19

Monochromatic palette

#3E180E · #7D301C · #BB472A · #D97259 · #E7A797

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