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Recognised as Colour

#BB5E76

  • #BB5E76
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB5E76 is a red with RGB values 187, 94, 118 and HSL 345°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB5E76#BB5E76
HEX#BB5E76
RGBrgb(187, 94, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3686, 0.4627
RGB percentages73.3%, 36.9%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(344.5, 40.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 49.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 49.7%, 36.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,279,414
CSS custom property--colour: #BB5E76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#44A189

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7077no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#868274no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C95667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1Indian red · ΔE 18.9Light coral · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 26Salmon · ΔE 30Hot pink · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EBBA3
Analogous#BB5EA5, #BB755E
Triadic#76BB5E, #5E76BB
Split complementary#5EBB75, #5EA5BB
Tetradic#A5BB5E, #5EBBA3, #745EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EDF0
Lighter +30%#E8CAD2
Lighter +20%#D9A6B3
Lighter +10%#CA8295
Darker −10%#A2445C
Darker −20%#7E3548
Darker −30%#5A2633
Darker −40%#36171F
More saturated +25%#D84168
Less saturated −25%#9E7B84

Channel breakdown

R187
G94
B118
Red187 (73.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue344.52°
Saturation (HSL)40.61%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 5E · B 76

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