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Information about #BB050E color

#BB050E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB050E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 5, 14) — 73.3% red, 2% green, 5.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 71 / 68 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #BB050E occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from UE Red (#BA0001). Slightly further away sit Goomba (#BC0500) and Venetian Red (#C80815).

The recipe behind #BB050E is rgb(187, 5, 14), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB050E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB050E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BB050E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BB050E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB050E
  • RGB187, 5, 14
  • CMYK0, 71, 68, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 5, 14)
  • HSL357°, 95%, 38%
  • HSL Precise357.033°, 94.792%, 37.647%
  • HSV357°, 97%, 73%
  • HSB357°, 97%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.020, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.020, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.020, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB050E
  • DECIMAL ID12256526
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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