Palettes / Colors / #BB1111

#BB1111 — Vivid Red

#BB1111 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#BB1111 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #11BBBB; it also sits naturally between #BB1166 and #BB6611. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 7% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 91% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BB1111

.text { color: #BB1111; }
.background { background-color: #BB1111; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB1111; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 17, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB1111; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 17, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB1111; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 17, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB1111">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB1111">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB1111

Tints of #BB1111

Tones of #BB1111

Color harmonies

Complementary — #11BBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB1111: #FFFFFF.

How #BB1111 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB1111 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB1110  ·  #BB1112 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB1111?

#BB1111 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 187, 17, 17). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB1111?

#BB1111 is RGB 187, 17, 17 — HSL 0°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 91%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB1111?

Its complement is #11BBBB; analogous partners are #BB1166 and #BB6611. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB1111 for text?

White text on #BB1111 has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.20:1.