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#BB5259 closest to Autumn Fire

#BB5259 is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Autumn Fire. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 32.2% green and 34.9% blue (rgb(187, 82, 89)). Its HSL value is 356° hue, 44% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 52% yellow and 27% black. #BB5259 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.70:1.

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Variations of #BB5259

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BB5259 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BB5259 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB5259 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #847C57
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A6659
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #876458
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #847C57
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #976F57
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CB4255
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C24C57
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #747474
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A6C6E

#BB5259 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.70:1 Good#BB5259 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.46:1 Poor#BB5259 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB5259 in CSS

/* Autumn Fire */
.color { color: #BB5259; }
.background { background-color: #BB5259; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB5259; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 82 89);
color: hsl(356 44% 53%);
color: oklch(0.574 0.136 18.3);

#BB5259 FAQ

What color is #BB5259?

#BB5259 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Autumn Fire. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB5259?

#BB5259 is rgb(187, 82, 89) in RGB, hsl(356, 44%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 56%, 52%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB5259?

The complementary color of #BB5259 is #52BBB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB5259?

White text has the best contrast on #BB5259: 4.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB5259 a warm or cool color?

#BB5259 is a warm color.