Information about #BB3C45 color

#BB3C45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB3C45 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 60, 69) — 73.3% red, 23.5% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 50 / 46 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BB3C45 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sanguine (#BC3F4A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dull Red (#BB3F3F) and Bliss (#B3393E).

The recipe behind #BB3C45 is rgb(187, 60, 69), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BB3C45: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. #BB3C45 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB3C45 color variations

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

#BB3C45 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB3C45 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB3C45 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB3C45 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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#BB3C45 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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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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#44B93C
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#3C44B9
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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 #BB3C45

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

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Strawberry Red color link
Strawberry Red

#C83F49

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Red Sox Red color link
Red Sox Red

#BD3039

Hibiscus color link
Hibiscus

#B33654

#BB3C45 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB3C45
  • RGB187, 60, 69
  • CMYK0, 50, 46, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 60, 69)
  • HSL356°, 51%, 48%
  • HSL Precise355.748°, 51.417%, 48.431%
  • HSV356°, 68%, 73%
  • HSB356°, 68%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.235, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.235, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.235, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB3C45
  • DECIMAL ID12270661
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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