Information about #BB9E9B color

#BB9E9B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB9E9B falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 158, 155) — 73.3% red, 62% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 13 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BB9E9B reads as a calm, restrained red and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tuscany (#C09999). Its next-closest registered neighbors are White Mouse (#B9A193) and Double Milestone (#B1A09C).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 158, 155) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB9E9B: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB9E9B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB9E9B color variations

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

#BB9E9B 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 #BB9E9B

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB9E9B
  • RGB187, 158, 155
  • CMYK0, 11, 13, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 158, 155)
  • HSL6°, 19%, 67%
  • HSL Precise5.625°, 19.048%, 67.059%
  • HSV6°, 17%, 73%
  • HSB6°, 17%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.620, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.620, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.620, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBB9E9B
  • DECIMAL ID12295835
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01