All About Color #BF2222

#BF2222

About #BF2222

#BF2222 is a medium red color with the hex code #BF2222. In RGB it is red 191, green 34, blue 34; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 70%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 82%, 82%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 6.06:1 on white and 3.47:1 on black.

#BF2222 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, 22, 22
CMYK0.00%, 82.20%, 82.20%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 34, 34
HSL0°, 70%, 44%
RGB Octal277, 42, 42
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 82.20%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 100010, 100010
CIE-L*AB41.75, 59.70, 41.12
RGB Percent74.90%, 13.33%, 13.33%
CIE-L*CH41.75, 72.49, 34.56
XYZ22.35, 12.34, 2.72
CIE-L*UV41.75, 117.70, 25.39
xyY0.60, 0.33, 12.34
Hunter-Lab35.12, 52.11, 20.00
RYB74.90%, 13.33%, 13.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BF2222 on a dark background: contrast 3.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BF2222 on a light background: contrast 6.06:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BF2222, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BF2222. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BF2222 · #E25A5A · #711414 · #22BFBF · #5AE2E2

Analogous palette

#BF22BF · #BF2270 · #BF2222 · #BF7022 · #BFBF22

Triadic palette

#BF2222 · #22BF22 · #2222BF · #E25A5A · #5AE25A

Tetradic palette

#BF2222 · #70BF22 · #22BFBF · #7022BF · #711414

Monochromatic palette

#3D0B0B · #7E1616 · #BF2222 · #E04D4D · #EB8E8E

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