Information about #BB3C15 color

#BB3C15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BB3C15 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 60, 21) (73.3% red, 23.5% green, 8.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 50 / 65 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB3C15 is a strongly colored earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F). Slightly further away sit Rust (#B7410E) and Dark Pastel Red (#C23B22).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 60, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB3C15 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB3C15 color variations

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

#BB3C15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB3C15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#70230C

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Black

#000000

#BB3C15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A8543B

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Grey

#808080

#BB3C15 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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#BC1430

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#BB3C15 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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#1595BC
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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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#1542BC
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#15BC90
#15BC90

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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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#BC1542
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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
#BB3C15
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#15BC3C
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#3C15BC
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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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#95BC15
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#3C15BC
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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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#42BC15
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#1595BC
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#9015BC
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Nearest named colors to #BB3C15

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

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Dark Pastel Red color link
Dark Pastel Red

#C23B22

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Satin Orange color link
Satin Orange

#C64020

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

#BB3C15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB3C15
  • RGB187, 60, 21
  • CMYK0, 50, 65, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 60, 21)
  • HSL14°, 80%, 41%
  • HSL Precise14.096°, 79.808%, 40.784%
  • HSV14°, 89%, 73%
  • HSB14°, 89%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.235, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.235, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.235, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB3C15
  • DECIMAL ID12270613
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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