Palettes / Colors / #BB7074

#BB7074 — Muted Red

#BB7074 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#BB7074 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 #71BCB8; it also sits naturally between #BC719A and #BC9371. 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 44% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 38% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB7074

.text { color: #BB7074; }
.background { background-color: #BB7074; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB7074; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 112, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 36%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB7074; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 112, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB7074; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 112, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB7074">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB7074">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71BCB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB7074: #000000.

How #BB7074 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 #BB7074 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 #BB7074?

#BB7074 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 187, 112, 116). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB7074?

#BB7074 is RGB 187, 112, 116 — HSL 357°, 36%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 38%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB7074?

Its complement is #71BCB8; analogous partners are #BC719A and #BC9371. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB7074 for text?

Black text on #BB7074 has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.