Colour

#BB4356

#BB4356
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BB4356 is a red with RGB values 187, 67, 86 and HSL 351°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#BB4356

RGBrgb(187, 67, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2627, 0.3373

RGB percentages73.3%, 26.3%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(350.5, 47.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 64.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 64.2%, 54%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,272,470

CSS custom property--colour: #BB4356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#44BCA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5D56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7653no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CC2E4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.2 Brown · ΔE 17.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2 Light coral · ΔE 21.7 Firebrick · ΔE 24.3 Salmon · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#43BBA8

Analogous#BB4392, #BB6C43

Triadic#56BB43, #4356BB

Split complementary#43BB6C, #4392BB

Tetradic#92BB43, #43BBA8, #6C43BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1D9DD

Lighter +30%#E4B3BB

Lighter +20%#D68E99

Lighter +10%#C96877

Darker −10%#953645

Darker −20%#702833

Darker −30%#4A1B22

Darker −40%#250D11

More saturated +25%#DB2340

Less saturated −25%#9B636C

Channel breakdown

R187

G67

B86

Red187 (73.3%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue350.5°

Saturation (HSL)47.24%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 43 · B 56

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