Information about #BB7778 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced red, #BB7778 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dusty Rose (#C0737A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tilly Rose (#B87079) and Rose Gold (#B76E79).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 119, 120)), which gives #BB7778 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB7778: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB7778 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BB7778 color variations
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#BB7778 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BB7778 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BB7778 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BB7778 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BB7778 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 #BB7778 color
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Nearest named colors to #BB7778
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C0737A
#B87079
#B76E79
#C27E79
#B57281
#B77D6E
#B6706F
#B5817D
#C87B77
#C08081
#C97375
#B6857A
#BB7778 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BB7778
- RGB187, 119, 120
- CMYK0, 27, 26, 27
- CSSrgb(187, 119, 120)
- HSL359°, 33%, 60%
- HSL Precise359.118°, 33.333%, 60%
- HSV359°, 36%, 73%
- HSB359°, 36%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.467, 0.471)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.467, 0.471, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.467, 0.471)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBB7778
- DECIMAL ID12285816
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
