Information about #BB5035 color

#BB5035 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB5035 falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 80, 53) — 73.3% red, 31.4% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 53 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BB5035 reads as a pleasantly vivid red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Redbud (#B85439). Slightly further away sit Balloon (#C14D36) and Mexican Wave (#B64A32).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 80, 53) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. #BB5035 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB5035 color variations

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

#BB5035 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 #BB5035

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

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB5035
  • RGB187, 80, 53
  • CMYK0, 42, 53, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 80, 53)
  • HSL12°, 56%, 47%
  • HSL Precise12.09°, 55.833%, 47.059%
  • HSV12°, 72%, 73%
  • HSB12°, 72%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.314, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.314, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.314, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB5035
  • DECIMAL ID12275765
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01