All About Color #BB5525

#BB5525

About #BB5525

#BB5525 is a medium orange color with the hex code #BB5525. In RGB it is red 187, green 85, blue 37; in HSL it is hue 19°, saturation 67%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 55%, 80%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 4.73:1 on white and 4.44:1 on black.

#BB5525 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 55, 25
CMYK0.00%, 54.55%, 80.21%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 85, 37
HSL19°, 67%, 44%
RGB Octal273, 125, 45
HSV (HSB)19.20°, 80.21%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 1010101, 100101
CIE-L*AB48.51, 38.32, 45.86
RGB Percent73.33%, 33.33%, 14.51%
CIE-L*CH48.51, 59.76, 50.11
XYZ24.08, 17.20, 3.80
CIE-L*UV48.51, 82.22, 37.29
xyY0.53, 0.38, 17.20
Hunter-Lab41.47, 31.07, 23.59
RYB73.33%, 42.19%, 14.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB5525 on a dark background: contrast 4.44:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB5525 on a light background: contrast 4.73:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB5525, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB5525 · #DF865D · #6F3216 · #258CBB · #5DB6DF

Analogous palette

#BB258C · #BB2541 · #BB5525 · #BBA025 · #8CBB25

Triadic palette

#BB5525 · #25BB55 · #5525BB · #DF865D · #5DDF86

Tetradic palette

#BB5525 · #41BB25 · #258CBB · #A025BB · #6F3216

Monochromatic palette

#3C1B0C · #7B3818 · #BB5525 · #DC7D50 · #E9AC90

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