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Colour

#BB464C

  • #BB464C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BB464C is a red with RGB values 187, 70, 76 and HSL 357°, 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

#BB464C#BB464C
HEX#BB464C
RGBrgb(187, 70, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2745, 0.298
RGB percentages73.3%, 27.5%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(356.9, 46.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 62.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 62.6%, 59.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,273,228
CSS custom property--colour: #BB464C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#44B9B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#635E4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#817749no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CC2F49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.6Brown · ΔE 12.6Firebrick · ΔE 19.4Light coral · ΔE 20.6Salmon · ΔE 22.4Sienna · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46BBB5
Analogous#BB4687, #BB7A46
Triadic#4CBB46, #464CBB
Split complementary#46BB7A, #4687BB
Tetradic#87BB46, #46BBB5, #7A46BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2DBDC
Lighter +30%#E4B6B8
Lighter +20%#D69194
Lighter +10%#C96B70
Darker −10%#97373C
Darker −20%#712A2D
Darker −30%#4C1C1E
Darker −40%#270E10
More saturated +25%#DB2630
Less saturated −25%#9B6668

Channel breakdown

R187
G70
B76
Red187 (73.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue356.92°
Saturation (HSL)46.25%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 46 · B 4C

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