Information about #BB5939 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BB5939 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 89, 57) (73.3% red, 34.9% green, 22.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 38 / 51 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored earthy red, #BB5939 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Redbud (#B85439). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Smoke Tree (#BB5F34) and Oh Behave (#BE523F).

The recipe behind #BB5939 is rgb(187, 89, 57), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB5939: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB5939 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB5939 color variations

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

#BB5939 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB5939 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB5939 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB5939 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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#BB5939 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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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 #BB5939

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

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

#BB5939 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB5939
  • RGB187, 89, 57
  • CMYK0, 38, 51, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 89, 57)
  • HSL15°, 53%, 48%
  • HSL Precise14.769°, 53.279%, 47.843%
  • HSV15°, 70%, 73%
  • HSB15°, 70%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.349, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.349, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.349, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB5939
  • DECIMAL ID12278073
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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