Information about #BB1016 color

#BB1016 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BB1016 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 16, 22) (73.3% red, 6.3% green, 8.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 67 / 65 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB1016 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Murdoc Red (#BC161C). Slightly further away sit Chilli Pepper (#C11B17) and Carnelian (#B31B1B).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 16, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BB1016: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB1016 color variations

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

#BB1016 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB1016 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB1016 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A8373B

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Grey

#808080

#BB1016 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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#BB105A

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#BB1016 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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#106CBC
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#10BC60
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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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#16BC10
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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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#BCB610
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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 #BB1016

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

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

#BB1016 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB1016
  • RGB187, 16, 22
  • CMYK0, 67, 65, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 16, 22)
  • HSL358°, 84%, 40%
  • HSL Precise357.895°, 84.236%, 39.804%
  • HSV358°, 91%, 73%
  • HSB358°, 91%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.063, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.063, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.063, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB1016
  • DECIMAL ID12259350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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