Palettes / Colors / #BB7285

#BB7285 — Muted Pink

#BB7285 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BB7285 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.

#BB7285 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #72BBA8; it also sits naturally between #BB72AA and #BB8372. 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 45% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 29% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB7285

.text { color: #BB7285; }
.background { background-color: #BB7285; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB7285; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 114, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 35%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB7285; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 114, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB7285; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 114, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB7285">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB7285">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72BBA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB7285: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB7285

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 #BB7285 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 #BB7285 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 #BB7285?

#BB7285 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 114, 133). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB7285?

#BB7285 is RGB 187, 114, 133 — HSL 344°, 35%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 29%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB7285?

Its complement is #72BBA8; analogous partners are #BB72AA and #BB8372. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB7285 for text?

Black text on #BB7285 has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.58:1.