Information about #BB290C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BB290C falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 41, 12) — 73.3% red, 16.1% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 57 / 69 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BB290C presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000). Slightly further away sit Vintage Red (#AF2413) and Chilli Pepper (#C11B17).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 41, 12)), which gives #BB290C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BB290C: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB290C color variations

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

#BB290C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB290C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB290C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB290C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BB290C 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
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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
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#0C46BB
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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
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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
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#0CBB29
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BB290C

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

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Strong Vermilion color link
Strong Vermilion

#A82A00

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

#BB290C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB290C
  • RGB187, 41, 12
  • CMYK0, 57, 69, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 41, 12)
  • HSL10°, 88%, 39%
  • HSL Precise9.943°, 87.94%, 39.02%
  • HSV10°, 94%, 73%
  • HSB10°, 94%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.161, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.161, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.161, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB290C
  • DECIMAL ID12265740
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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