All About Color #BB512A

#BB512A

About #BB512A

#BB512A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BB512A. In RGB it is red 187, green 81, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 16°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 57%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 4.86:1 on white and 4.32:1 on black.

#BB512A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 51, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 56.68%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 81, 42
HSL16°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 121, 52
HSV (HSB)16.14°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 1010001, 101010
CIE-L*AB47.77, 40.50, 42.70
RGB Percent73.33%, 31.76%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH47.77, 58.85, 46.51
XYZ23.85, 16.62, 4.14
CIE-L*UV47.77, 84.68, 34.44
xyY0.53, 0.37, 16.62
Hunter-Lab40.76, 33.12, 22.51
RYB73.33%, 37.39%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB512A on a dark background: contrast 4.32:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB512A on a light background: contrast 4.86:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB512A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB512A · #DC8565 · #703119 · #2A94BB · #65BCDC

Analogous palette

#BB2A94 · #BB2A4C · #BB512A · #BB992A · #94BB2A

Triadic palette

#BB512A · #2ABB51 · #512ABB · #DC8565 · #65DC85

Tetradic palette

#BB512A · #4CBB2A · #2A94BB · #992ABB · #703119

Monochromatic palette

#3E1B0E · #7D361C · #BB512A · #D97B59 · #E7AD97

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