Information about #BB3553 color

#BB3553 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB3553 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 53, 83) — 73.3% red, 20.8% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 53 / 41 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BB3553 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hibiscus (#B33654). Slightly further away sit Dingy Dungeon (#C53151) and Sanguine (#BC3F4A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 53, 83)), which gives #BB3553 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB3553 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB3553 color variations

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

#BB3553 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB3553 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB3553 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB3553 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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#BB3553 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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#3595BB
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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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#52BB35
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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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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 #BB3553

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

Hibiscus color link
Hibiscus

#B33654

Dingy Dungeon color link
Dingy Dungeon

#C53151

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Medium Crimson color link
Medium Crimson

#C93756

French Raspberry color link
French Raspberry

#C72C48

Pink Panther color link
Pink Panther

#B43864

Strawberry Red color link
Strawberry Red

#C83F49

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Brick Red color link
Brick Red

#CB4154

Filmpro Magenta color link
Filmpro Magenta

#AA305D

Strever Rose color link
Strever Rose

#A8305C

Amaranth Purple color link
Amaranth Purple

#AB274F

#BB3553 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB3553
  • RGB187, 53, 83
  • CMYK0, 53, 41, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 53, 83)
  • HSL347°, 56%, 47%
  • HSL Precise346.567°, 55.833%, 47.059%
  • HSV347°, 72%, 73%
  • HSB347°, 72%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.208, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.208, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.208, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB3553
  • DECIMAL ID12268883
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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