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#BB6054 Color

#BB6054 is rgb(187, 96, 84) in RGB, hsl(7, 43%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 55%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB6054
HEX#BB6054
RGBrgb(187, 96, 84)
HSLhsl(7, 43%, 53%)
HSVhsv(7, 55%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 55%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.12 28.9)
LABlab(51.81% 36.58 24.44)
LCHlch(51.81% 44.00 33.74)

What #BB6054 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BB6054, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BB6054 Channel Values

How #BB6054 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 96 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 43% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 55% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 55% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.27:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB6054 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB6054

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB6054; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BB6054

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB6054.

How #BB6054 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BB6054
Protanopia#767653
Protanomaly#976E54
Deuteranopia#87874F
Deuteranomaly#9F7951
Tritanopia#BC5F5F
Tritanomaly#BB5F5B
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB6054 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bb6054: #BB6054;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB6054;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb6054': '#BB6054' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.376, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_bb6054">#BB6054</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB6054"

More Red Colors

#BB6054 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB6054 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB6054?

#BB6054 is a mid-tone red — rgb(187, 96, 84) in RGB and hsl(7, 43%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #BB6054?

#BB6054 is rgb(187, 96, 84) — red 187, green 96, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB6054?

#BB6054 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 55%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB6054 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB6054 scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB6054 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB6054 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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