Bulgarian Rose (#480607)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 16.10:1 — vs black: 1.30:1

Color values

  • HEX #480607
  • RGB rgb(72, 6, 7)
  • HSL hsl(359, 91%, 28%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 91.67, 90.28, 71.76 )
  • Websafe #330000

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #480607 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Bulgarian Rose
#480607 Base
#064847
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Bulgarian Rose
#480607 Base
#480628
#482606
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Bulgarian Rose
#480607 Base
#074806
#060748
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Bulgarian Rose
#480607 Base
#064826
#062848
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Bulgarian Rose
#480607 Base
#284806
#064847
#260648
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Bulgarian Rose
#480607 Base
#180202
#220303
#6E090B
#8F0C0E
#D51215
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Bulgarian Rose, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#180202
#210303
#2B0404
#350405
#3E0506
Bulgarian Rose #480607 Base
#930C0E
#DE1316
#F15154
#F79C9E
#FDE7E8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #480607. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #480607;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #480607;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #480607;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #480607,
        #068A88
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #480607,
        #068A88
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$bulgarian-rose: #480607;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$bulgarian-rose-r: 72;
$bulgarian-rose-g: 6;
$bulgarian-rose-b: 7;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $bulgarian-rose;
    color: rgba($bulgarian-rose-r, $bulgarian-rose-g, $bulgarian-rose-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Bulgarian Rose appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #480607 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #272702 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #171708 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #480606 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #212121 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Bulgarian Rose ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Bulgarian Rose #480607 Base
Black Bean #3D0C02 ΔE 3.58
French Puce #4E1609 ΔE 5.10
Dark Scarlet #560319 ΔE 5.50
Dark Sienna #3C1414 ΔE 5.67

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.