Information about #BB9599 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BB9599 presents itself as a calm, restrained red — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Tuscany (#C09999). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grey Pink (#C3909B) and Light Mauve (#C292A1).
In RGB terms — rgb(187, 149, 153) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BB9599 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #BB9599 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BB9599 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#BB9599 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BB9599 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BB9599 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BB9599 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BB9599 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BB9599 color
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Nearest named colors to #BB9599
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C09999
#C3909B
#C292A1
#BC8F8F
#B598A3
#C58F9D
#C79098
#B5998E
#B9A193
#B1948F
#B1A09C
#C5908E
#BB9599 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BB9599
- RGB187, 149, 153
- CMYK0, 15, 13, 27
- CSSrgb(187, 149, 153)
- HSL354°, 22%, 66%
- HSL Precise353.684°, 21.839%, 65.882%
- HSV354°, 20%, 73%
- HSB354°, 20%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.584, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.584, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.584, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBB9599
- DECIMAL ID12293529
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
