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#BB615A — Muted Red

#BB615A 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 #BB615A 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.

#BB615A 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 #58B4BB; it also sits naturally between #BB5883 and #BB9058. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB615A · RGB 187, 97, 90

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Color values

HEX#BB615A
RGB187, 97, 90
HSL4°, 42%, 54%
HSV4°, 52%, 73%
CMYK0%, 48%, 52%, 27%
XYZ26.61, 19.85, 12.10
Yxy19.85, 0.4544, 0.3390
CIE-Lab51.67, 35.43, 20.51
Hunter Lab44.56, 31.52, 13.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 38% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 52% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB615A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB615A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB615A

.text { color: #BB615A; }
.background { background-color: #BB615A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB615A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 97, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 42%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB615A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 97, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB615A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 97, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB615A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB615A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB615A

#B14F48#9F4741#8D3F3A#7B3732#692F2B#572723#451F1C#331715#210F0D#0E0606

Tints of #BB615A

#C16D67#C77B75#CE8C88#D49A96#DAA8A4#E0B6B3#E6C4C1#EDD5D4#F3E3E2#F9F1F1

Tones of #BB615A

#B4655F#AD6B67#A6716E#9F7775#987E7C#918483

Color harmonies

Complementary — #58B4BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.22:1 AA large only
Against black text4.97:1 AA

Best text color on #BB615A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB615A

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB615A: ·

How #BB615A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #94935CDeuteranopia · #99A05CTritanopia · #B75D5D

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB615A rather than the exact color:

Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Palette Ba5a5a
#BA5A5A · #F7E49B · #A4CE8B · #86BCBD
Palette Dee8ce
#DEE8CE · #BB6653 · #F08B51 · #FFF8E8
Dreamy Meadow
#B96A57 · #C0B778 · #7FB456 · #99C9A5
Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Smoky Ruby Garden
#7A446F · #BA6B5C · #A5AF5D · #58B960

Similar colors

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

#BB5A5A#BA5A5A#BB6653#B96A57#C35B5C#BA6B5C#B06161#BA5459#B35656#C46C5B#AF585E#AF6B58

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB6159  ·  #BB615B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB615A?

#BB615A is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 187, 97, 90). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB615A?

#BB615A is RGB 187, 97, 90 — HSL 4°, 42%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 52%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB615A?

Its complement is #58B4BB; analogous partners are #BB5883 and #BB9058. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB615A for text?

Black text on #BB615A has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.22:1.