Palettes / Colors / #BB625C

#BB625C — Muted Red

#BB625C 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 #BB625C 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.

#BB625C 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 #5DB5BB; it also sits naturally between #BB5D86 and #BB935D. 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 38% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 51% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB625C

.text { color: #BB625C; }
.background { background-color: #BB625C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB625C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 98, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 41%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB625C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 98, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB625C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 98, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB625C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB625C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DB5BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB625C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB625C

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 #BB625C 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 #BB625C 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

← #BB625B  ·  #BB625D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB625C?

#BB625C is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 187, 98, 92). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB625C?

#BB625C is RGB 187, 98, 92 — HSL 4°, 41%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 51%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB625C?

Its complement is #5DB5BB; analogous partners are #BB5D86 and #BB935D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB625C for text?

Black text on #BB625C has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.19:1.