#bb3550

Color #bb3550

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 15.19 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb3550

RGB

rgb(187, 53, 80)

HSL

hsl(347.9, 55.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.9, 71.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 57.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(43.79, 54.84, 15.94)

LCH

lch(43.79, 57.11, 16.21)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.1699, 13.48)

HWB

hwb(347.9, 20.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#35bba0

Analogous

#bb3593

#bb3550

#bb5d35

Triadic

#bb3550

#50bb35

#3550bb

Split-complementary

#bb3550

#35bb5d

#3593bb

Tetradic

#bb3550

#bba035

#35bba0

#3550bb

Square

#bb3550

#93bb35

#35bba0

#5d35bb

Shades

Color #bb3550 mixed toward black.

#9c2c43

#7d2335

#5e1b28

#3e121b

#1f090d

Tints

Color #bb3550 mixed toward white.

#cd5069

#d77387

#e196a5

#ebb9c3

#f5dce1

Tones

Color #bb3550 mixed toward gray.

#b04057

#a54b5d

#9a5764

#8e626b

#836d71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94934b · ΔE 48.9

Deuteranopia

#9aa149 · ΔE 54.6

Tritanopia

#b74645 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb3550;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb3550]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb3550 (#bb3550) is rgb(187, 53, 80) in RGB.

No, #bb3550 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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