#bb481e Color Information

#bb481e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bb481e. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 28.2% Green, and 11.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 61.5% Magenta, 84% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 16.1°, with saturation of 72.4% and lightness of 42.5%. The decimal value for #bb481e is 12273694, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bb481e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#bb481e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 72, 30 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 28.2%, 11.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.718, 0.882 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.615, 0.84, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color16.1°, 72.4%, 42.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color16.1°, 84.0%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color23.045, 15.293, 2.966 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color187, 87, 30 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12273694 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.033, 44.397, 46.779 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.033, 64.493, 46.497 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.033, 92.686, 34.906 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color39.107, 36.752, 22.878 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.558, 0.370, 15.293 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290463774 / 0xffbb481e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: May 28, 2025

Shades of #bb481e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bb481e, its pure hue is 16.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.4%, and its lightness is 42.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bb481e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170904 to #a43f1a.

Tints of #bb481e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bb481e, its pure hue is 16.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.4%, and its lightness is 42.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bb481e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c45f3a to #f7e8e3.

Tones of #bb481e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bb481e, its pure hue is 16.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bb481e, which range from #6d6d6d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d93a00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bb481e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bb481e! For #bb481e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bb481e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bb481e

This color, #bb481e, consists of 73.3% Red, 28.2% Green, and 11.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 72, Blue = 30. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bb481e is 0% Cyan, 61.5% Magenta, 84% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G28.2%
M61.5%
B11.8%
Y84.0%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 72 30
Octal 273 110 36
Hexa #bb #48 #1e
Binary 10111011 01001000 00011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 61 83 26
Octal 0 75 123 32
Hexa #00 #3d #53 #1a
Binary 00000000 00111101 01010011 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bb481e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bb481e — which has hue 16.1° — its analogous colors are located at 16.1° and 346.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb481e.

Triadic Colors of #bb481e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bb481e — which has hue 16.1° — its triadic colors are located at 16.1° and 256.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb481e.

Complementary Color of #bb481e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bb481e — which has hue 16.1° — its complementary color is located at 196.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb481e.

Split Complementary Colors of #bb481e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bb481e — which has hue 16.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 16.1° and 226.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb481e.

Tetradic Colors of #bb481e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bb481e — which has hue 16.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 286.1°, 16.1°, 106.1°, and 196.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb481e.

Monochromatic Colors of #bb481e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bb481e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #562717 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f27e53 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bb481e

We want to make getting started with #bb481e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bb481e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bb481e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bb481e with other HTML elements.

#bb481e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bb481e.
<span style="color: #bb481e;">The color of this text is #bb481e.</span>

#bb481e Background Color

The background color for this text is #bb481e.
<div style="background-color: #bb481e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bb481e.</div>

#bb481e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bb481e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bb481e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bb481e.</span>

#bb481e Border Color

This is a div with border color #bb481e.
<div style="border: #bb481e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bb481e.</div>

#bb481e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb481e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb481e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb481e on a white background.</div></div>

#bb481e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb481e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb481e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb481e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bb481e to White

This is a gradient from #bb481e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb481e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb481e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb481e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb481e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb481e to white.</div>

Gradient from #bb481e to Black

This is a gradient from #bb481e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb481e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb481e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb481e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb481e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb481e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bb481e

In addition to using #bb481e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bb481e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bb481e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 72, Blue = 30). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bb481e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bb481e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 72, 30)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bb481e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bb481e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bb481e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 72, 30);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bb481e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:72, blue:30, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:72 blue:30 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 72f, 30f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 72, 30);
 

#bb481e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bb481e the same way. For those with color blindness, #bb481e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bb481e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bb481e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bb481e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bb481e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bb481e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #bb481e would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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