Information about #BB7474 color

#BB7474 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB7474 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 116, 116) — 73.3% red, 45.5% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 28 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BB7474 is a moderately toned warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tilly Rose (#B87079). Slightly further away sit Dusty Rose (#C0737A) and Foxtrot (#B6706F).

The recipe behind #BB7474 is rgb(187, 116, 116), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB7474 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB7474 color variations

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

#BB7474 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB7474 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB7474 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB7474 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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#BB7474 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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#7396BA
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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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#BA7396
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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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#7373BA
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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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#BABA73
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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 #BB7474

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

Tilly Rose color link
Tilly Rose

#B87079

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Foxtrot color link
Foxtrot

#B6706F

Rose Gold color link
Rose Gold

#B76E79

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Dusky Rose color link
Dusky Rose

#BA6873

Brownish Pink color link
Brownish Pink

#C27E79

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

Contessa color link
Contessa

#C16F68

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Turkish Rose color link
Turkish Rose

#B57281

Amelie's Desert Rose color link
Amelie's Desert Rose

#C87B77

#BB7474 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB7474
  • RGB187, 116, 116
  • CMYK0, 28, 28, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 116, 116)
  • HSL0°, 34%, 59%
  • HSL Precise0°, 34.3%, 59.412%
  • HSV0°, 38%, 73%
  • HSB0°, 38%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.455, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.455, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.455, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB7474
  • DECIMAL ID12285044
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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