Colour

#BB4F75

#BB4F75
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB4F75 is a red with RGB values 187, 79, 117 and HSL 339°, 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

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HEX#BB4F75

RGBrgb(187, 79, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3098, 0.4588

RGB percentages73.3%, 31%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(338.9, 44.3%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 57.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 57.8%, 37.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,275,573

CSS custom property--colour: #BB4F75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#44B08A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626776no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7C72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C9455Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9 Indian red · ΔE 22.3 Hot pink · ΔE 26.2 Light coral · ΔE 26.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.6 Brown · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4FBB95

Analogous#BB4FAB, #BB5F4F

Triadic#75BB4F, #4F75BB

Split complementary#4FBB5F, #4FABBB

Tetradic#ABBB4F, #4FBB95, #5F4FBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E2E8

Lighter +30%#E6BDCC

Lighter +20%#D799AF

Lighter +10%#C97492

Darker −10%#9B3C5D

Darker −20%#762E47

Darker −30%#521F31

Darker −40%#2D111B

More saturated +25%#DA306C

Less saturated −25%#9C6D7E

Channel breakdown

R187

G79

B117

Red187 (73.3%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue338.89°

Saturation (HSL)44.26%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 4F · B 75

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