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#BB5F62 Her Velour

#BB5F62 is a medium, moderately saturated red named Her Velour. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 37.3% green and 38.4% blue (rgb(187, 95, 98)). Its HSL value is 358° hue, 40% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 48% yellow and 27% black. #BB5F62 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.93:1.

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Variations of #BB5F62

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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#BB5F62 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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#BB5F62 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB5F62 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A8260
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #736F62
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C6D61
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A8260
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A7760
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CA5361
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C25A61
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7A7A7A
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E7475

#BB5F62 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.26:1 Poor#BB5F62 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.93:1 Good#BB5F62 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB5F62 in CSS

/* Her Velour */
.color { color: #BB5F62; }
.background { background-color: #BB5F62; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB5F62; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 95 98);
color: hsl(358 40% 55%);
color: oklch(0.596 0.119 19.3);

#BB5F62 FAQ

What color is #BB5F62?

#BB5F62 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Her Velour. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB5F62?

#BB5F62 is rgb(187, 95, 98) in RGB, hsl(358, 40%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 49%, 48%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB5F62?

The complementary color of #BB5F62 is #5FBBB8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB5F62?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB5F62: 4.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB5F62 a warm or cool color?

#BB5F62 is a warm color.