Information about #BB7477 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BB7477 presents itself as a moderately toned earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tilly Rose (#B87079). Slightly further away sit Dusty Rose (#C0737A) and Rose Gold (#B76E79).
In RGB terms — rgb(187, 116, 119) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB7477: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BB7477 color variations
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#BB7477 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BB7477 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BB7477 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BB7477 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BB7477 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BB7477 color
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Nearest named colors to #BB7477
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B87079
#C0737A
#B76E79
#B6706F
#B57281
#C27E79
#BA6873
#B77D6E
#B16B79
#C97375
#C87B77
#B5817D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BB7477
- RGB187, 116, 119
- CMYK0, 28, 27, 27
- CSSrgb(187, 116, 119)
- HSL357°, 34%, 59%
- HSL Precise357.465°, 34.3%, 59.412%
- HSV357°, 38%, 73%
- HSB357°, 38%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.455, 0.467)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.455, 0.467, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.455, 0.467)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBB7477
- DECIMAL ID12285047
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
