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#BB676E — Muted Red

#BB676E 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 #BB676E 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.

#BB676E 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 #68BBB4; it also sits naturally between #BB6898 and #BB8A68. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB676E · RGB 187, 103, 110

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Color values

HEX#BB676E
RGB187, 103, 110
HSL355°, 38%, 57%
HSV355°, 45%, 73%
CMYK0%, 45%, 41%, 27%
XYZ28.16, 21.39, 17.40
Yxy21.39, 0.4206, 0.3195
CIE-Lab53.37, 34.29, 11.09
Hunter Lab46.25, 30.69, 7.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 40% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 41% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB676E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB676E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB676E

.text { color: #BB676E; }
.background { background-color: #BB676E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB676E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 103, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 38%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB676E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 103, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB676E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 103, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB676E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB676E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB676E

#B3565E#A24950#904147#7F393F#6D3136#58282C#462023#35181A#200E10#0E0607

Tints of #BB676E

#C1767C#C88489#CE9297#D4A0A4#DBAEB2#DFB9BC#E6C7C9#ECD5D7#F2E3E4#F9F1F2

Tones of #BB676E

#B66D73#AF7479#A9797D#A38083#9D8587#978C8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68BBB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.98:1 AA large only
Against black text5.28:1 AA

Best text color on #BB676E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB676E

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 #BB676E: ·

How #BB676E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #97966CDeuteranopia · #9CA26CTritanopia · #B76B6B

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:

Tailwind stone 500 · #78716CTailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB676E rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Summit
#E2BBBF · #D1858C · #C0686F · #A54149
Golden Ruby Canyon
#B66D70 · #B8B772 · #457F46 · #569A9D
Peach Sky Gradient
#355070 · #6D597A · #B56576 · #EAAC8B
Modern Terrace
#88C3B3 · #8F97B8 · #C187CA · #BB7073
Hidden Ruby Whisper
#2E357D · #C5636B · #4EB844 · #CBCFE4
Palette Edfffa
#EDFFFA · #8BD5CB · #C56868 · #974949

Similar colors

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

#C0686F#B66D70#B56576#BB7073#C5636B#C56868#B26776#B25E72#C76168#C96868#B67264#B77466

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB676D  ·  #BB676F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB676E?

#BB676E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 187, 103, 110). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB676E?

#BB676E is RGB 187, 103, 110 — HSL 355°, 38%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 41%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB676E?

Its complement is #68BBB4; analogous partners are #BB6898 and #BB8A68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB676E for text?

Black text on #BB676E has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.98:1.