Information about #BB332F color

#BB332F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB332F falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 51, 47) — 73.3% red, 20% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 53 / 55 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB332F is a pleasantly vivid warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from International Orange (#C0362C). Slightly further away sit Greyed Red (#BC2D29) and Red Sox Red (#BD3039).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 51, 47)), which gives #BB332F its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. #BB332F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB332F color variations

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

#BB332F 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 #BB332F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB332F
  • RGB187, 51, 47
  • CMYK0, 53, 55, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 51, 47)
  • HSL2°, 60%, 46%
  • HSL Precise1.714°, 59.829%, 45.882%
  • HSV2°, 75%, 73%
  • HSB2°, 75%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.200, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.200, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.200, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB332F
  • DECIMAL ID12268335
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01