Information about #BB7C8A color

#BB7C8A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB7C8A falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 124, 138) — 73.3% red, 48.6% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 25 / 19 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB7C8A presents itself as a mildly saturated red — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pink Bow (#C48189). Nearby in the Register you will also find Old Rose (#C08081) and Kai Patrice Pink (#C2848F).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 124, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB7C8A color variations

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

#BB7C8A 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 #BB7C8A

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

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Red Wisteria color link
Red Wisteria

#BB7796

Old Pink color link
Old Pink

#C77986

Turkish Rose color link
Turkish Rose

#B57281

Ash Rose color link
Ash Rose

#B5817D

Tapestry color link
Tapestry

#B37084

Rustic Rose color link
Rustic Rose

#AB7E85

Dusky Pink color link
Dusky Pink

#CC7A8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB7C8A
  • RGB187, 124, 138
  • CMYK0, 25, 19, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 124, 138)
  • HSL347°, 32%, 61%
  • HSL Precise346.667°, 31.658%, 60.98%
  • HSV347°, 34%, 73%
  • HSB347°, 34%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.486, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.486, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.486, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBB7C8A
  • DECIMAL ID12287114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01