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Colour

#BB5457

  • #BB5457
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BB5457 is a red with RGB values 187, 84, 87 and HSL 358°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BB5457#BB5457
HEX#BB5457
RGBrgb(187, 84, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3294, 0.3412
RGB percentages73.3%, 32.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(358.3, 43.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 55.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 53.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,276,823
CSS custom property--colour: #BB5457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#44ABA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6756no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#867D55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CB4456no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 6.3Light coral · ΔE 17.2Brown · ΔE 18.3Salmon · ΔE 21.3Sienna · ΔE 21.7Pale violetred · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54BBB8
Analogous#BB548B, #BB8454
Triadic#57BB54, #5457BB
Split complementary#54BB84, #548BBB
Tetradic#8BBB54, #54BBB8, #8454BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E6E6
Lighter +30%#E7C1C3
Lighter +20%#D89D9F
Lighter +10%#CA787B
Darker −10%#9D3F41
Darker −20%#793032
Darker −30%#542223
Darker −40%#301314
More saturated +25%#D9363B
Less saturated −25%#9D7273

Channel breakdown

R187
G84
B87
Red187 (73.3%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue358.25°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 54 · B 57

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