Information about #BB1617 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BB1617 is a strongly colored earthy red that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Murdoc Red (#BC161C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chilli Pepper (#C11B17) and Carnelian (#B31B1B).
In RGB terms — rgb(187, 22, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BB1617 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.2:1. No one has named #BB1617 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BB1617 color variations
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#BB1617 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BB1617 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BB1617 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BB1617 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BB1617 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BB1617 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BB1617
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BC161C
#C11B17
#B31B1B
#B62020
#B11D20
#B11226
#B21807
#B2071D
#CC1410
#B22222
#B60C26
#AF2413
#BB1617 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BB1617
- RGB187, 22, 23
- CMYK0, 65, 64, 27
- CSSrgb(187, 22, 23)
- HSL360°, 79%, 41%
- HSL Precise359.636°, 78.947%, 40.98%
- HSV360°, 88%, 73%
- HSB360°, 88%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.086, 0.090)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.086, 0.090, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.086, 0.090)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBB1617
- DECIMAL ID12260887
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
