Palettes / Colors / #BB4E51

#BB4E51 — Muted Red

#BB4E51 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #BB4E51 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.

#BB4E51 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 #4FBAB7; it also sits naturally between #BA4F88 and #BA814F. 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 31% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 57% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB4E51

.text { color: #BB4E51; }
.background { background-color: #BB4E51; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB4E51; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 78, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 44%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB4E51; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 78, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB4E51; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 78, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB4E51">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB4E51">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FBAB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB4E51: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB4E51

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 #BB4E51 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 #BB4E51 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 #BB4E51?

#BB4E51 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 187, 78, 81). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB4E51?

#BB4E51 is RGB 187, 78, 81 — HSL 358°, 44%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 57%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB4E51?

Its complement is #4FBAB7; analogous partners are #BA4F88 and #BA814F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB4E51 for text?

White text on #BB4E51 has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.