Palettes / Colors / #BB413B

#BB413B — Muted Red

#BB413B is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #BB413B 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.

#BB413B 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 #3BB4BA; it also sits naturally between #BA3B74 and #BA813B. 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 25% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 68% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB413B

.text { color: #BB413B; }
.background { background-color: #BB413B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB413B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 65, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 52%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB413B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 65, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB413B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 65, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB413B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB413B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3BB4BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB413B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB413B

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 #BB413B 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 #BB413B 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

← #BB413A  ·  #BB413C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB413B?

#BB413B is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 187, 65, 59). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB413B?

#BB413B is RGB 187, 65, 59 — HSL 3°, 52%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 68%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB413B?

Its complement is #3BB4BA; analogous partners are #BA3B74 and #BA813B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB413B for text?

White text on #BB413B has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.93:1.