Palettes / Colors / #BB303E

#BB303E — Red

#BB303E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #BB303E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BB303E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #30BBAD; it also sits naturally between #BB3083 and #BB6730. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 19% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 67% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BB303E

.text { color: #BB303E; }
.background { background-color: #BB303E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB303E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 48, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 59%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB303E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 48, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB303E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 48, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB303E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB303E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB303E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #30BBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB303E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB303E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BB303E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB303E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB303D  ·  #BB303F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB303E?

#BB303E is Red, a red color (RGB 187, 48, 62). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB303E?

#BB303E is RGB 187, 48, 62 — HSL 354°, 59%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 67%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB303E?

Its complement is #30BBAD; analogous partners are #BB3083 and #BB6730. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB303E for text?

White text on #BB303E has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.61:1.