Information about #BB104F color

#BB104F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB104F falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 16, 79) — 73.3% red, 6.3% green, 31% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 67 / 42 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BB104F reads as a energetic, saturated rose and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purplish Red (#B0054B) and Rose Red (#C21E56).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 16, 79) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BB104F: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB104F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB104F color variations

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

#BB104F 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BB104F

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

Purplish Red color link
Purplish Red

#B0054B

Rose Red color link
Rose Red

#C21E56

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Cool Red color link
Cool Red

#A80B44

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Scrumptious color link
Scrumptious

#B71D62

Strong Rose color link
Strong Rose

#A80054

Cardinal color link
Cardinal

#C41E3A

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB104F
  • RGB187, 16, 79
  • CMYK0, 67, 42, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 16, 79)
  • HSL338°, 84%, 40%
  • HSL Precise337.895°, 84.236%, 39.804%
  • HSV338°, 91%, 73%
  • HSB338°, 91%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.063, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.063, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.063, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB104F
  • DECIMAL ID12259407
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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