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Recognised as Colour

#BB4E76

  • #BB4E76
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB4E76 is a red with RGB values 187, 78, 118 and HSL 338°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB4E76#BB4E76
HEX#BB4E76
RGBrgb(187, 78, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3059, 0.4627
RGB percentages73.3%, 30.6%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(338, 44.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338, 58.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 58.3%, 36.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,275,318
CSS custom property--colour: #BB4E76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#44B189

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#616777no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D7B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#C9455Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.2Indian red · ΔE 23.2Hot pink · ΔE 25.6Light coral · ΔE 27Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7Brown · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EBB93
Analogous#BB4EAC, #BB5C4E
Triadic#76BB4E, #4E76BB
Split complementary#4EBB5C, #4EACBB
Tetradic#ADBB4E, #4EBB93, #5D4EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E1E8
Lighter +30%#E5BDCC
Lighter +20%#D798AF
Lighter +10%#C97393
Darker −10%#9B3B5E
Darker −20%#762D48
Darker −30%#511F31
Darker −40%#2C111B
More saturated +25%#DA2F6E
Less saturated −25%#9C6D7E

Channel breakdown

R187
G78
B118
Red187 (73.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue337.98°
Saturation (HSL)44.49%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 4E · B 76

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