Palettes / Colors / #BB3047

#BB3047 — Red

#BB3047 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

#BB3047 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 #30BBA3; it also sits naturally between #BB308C and #BB5E30. 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 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 62% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB3047

.text { color: #BB3047; }
.background { background-color: #BB3047; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB3047; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 48, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 59%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB3047; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 48, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB3047; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 48, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB3047">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB3047">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB3047

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #30BBA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB3047: #FFFFFF.

How #BB3047 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 #BB3047 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB3047?

#BB3047 is Red, a red color (RGB 187, 48, 71). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB3047?

#BB3047 is RGB 187, 48, 71 — HSL 350°, 59%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 62%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB3047?

Its complement is #30BBA3; analogous partners are #BB308C and #BB5E30. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB3047 for text?

White text on #BB3047 has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.