Colour

#BB455A

#BB455A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BB455A is a red with RGB values 187, 69, 90 and HSL 349°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BB455A#BB455A

HEX#BB455A

RGBrgb(187, 69, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2706, 0.3529

RGB percentages73.3%, 27.1%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(349.3, 46.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 63.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 63.1%, 51.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,272,986

CSS custom property--colour: #BB455A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#44BAA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7757no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CC324Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12 Brown · ΔE 19.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5 Light coral · ΔE 21.7 Firebrick · ΔE 26.3 Salmon · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45BBA6

Analogous#BB4595, #BB6B45

Triadic#5ABB45, #455ABB

Split complementary#45BB6B, #4595BB

Tetradic#95BB45, #45BBA6, #6B45BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DADF

Lighter +30%#E4B5BD

Lighter +20%#D6909C

Lighter +10%#C96A7B

Darker −10%#963748

Darker −20%#712936

Darker −30%#4B1C24

Darker −40%#260E12

More saturated +25%#DB2546

Less saturated −25%#9B656E

Channel breakdown

R187

G69

B90

Red187 (73.3%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue349.32°

Saturation (HSL)46.46%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 45 · B 5A

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