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Recognised as Colour

#BB494D

  • #BB494D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BB494D is a red with RGB values 187, 73, 77 and HSL 358°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BB494D#BB494D
HEX#BB494D
RGBrgb(187, 73, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2863, 0.302
RGB percentages73.3%, 28.6%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(357.9, 45.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 61%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 61%, 58.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,273,997
CSS custom property--colour: #BB494D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#44B6B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65604Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#82784Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CC344Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 6.8Brown · ΔE 13.2Light coral · ΔE 19.8Firebrick · ΔE 20.1Salmon · ΔE 21.8Sienna · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49BBB7
Analogous#BB4986, #BB7E49
Triadic#4DBB49, #494DBB
Split complementary#49BB7E, #4986BB
Tetradic#86BB49, #49BBB7, #7E49BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2DEDE
Lighter +30%#E5B8BA
Lighter +20%#D79396
Lighter +10%#C96E71
Darker −10%#98393C
Darker −20%#732B2E
Darker −30%#4E1D1F
Darker −40%#290F10
More saturated +25%#DA2A30
Less saturated −25%#9C686A

Channel breakdown

R187
G73
B77
Red187 (73.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue357.89°
Saturation (HSL)45.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 49 · B 4D

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