Information about #BB4644 color

#BB4644 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB4644 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 70, 68) — 73.3% red, 27.5% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 46 / 47 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BB4644 reads as a clearly saturated earthy 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 Flair (#B94B42). Slightly further away sit Cherry Red (#C24641) and Dull Red (#BB3F3F).

The recipe behind #BB4644 is rgb(187, 70, 68), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB4644 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB4644 color variations

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

#BB4644 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 #BB4644

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

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB4644
  • RGB187, 70, 68
  • CMYK0, 46, 47, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 70, 68)
  • HSL1°, 47%, 50%
  • HSL Precise1.008°, 46.667%, 50%
  • HSV1°, 64%, 73%
  • HSB1°, 64%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.275, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.275, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.275, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB4644
  • DECIMAL ID12273220
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01