Information about #BB9590 color

#BB9590 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB9590 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 149, 144) — 73.3% red, 58.4% green, 56.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 17 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB9590 is a calm, restrained red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Del Rio (#B5998E) and Quicksand (#C3988B).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 149, 144) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB9590: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB9590 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB9590 color variations

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

#BB9590 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB9590 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB9590 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB9590 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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#BB9590 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 #BB9590

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

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Oriental Pink color link
Oriental Pink

#C28E88

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

#BB9590 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB9590
  • RGB187, 149, 144
  • CMYK0, 15, 17, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 149, 144)
  • HSL7°, 24%, 65%
  • HSL Precise6.977°, 24.022%, 64.902%
  • HSV7°, 23%, 73%
  • HSB7°, 23%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.584, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.584, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.584, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBB9590
  • DECIMAL ID12293520
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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