Colour

#BB6967

#BB6967
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BB6967 is a red with RGB values 187, 105, 103 and HSL 1°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#BB6967

RGBrgb(187, 105, 103)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4118, 0.4039

RGB percentages73.3%, 41.2%, 40.4%

HSLhsl(1.4, 38.2%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 44.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 43.9%, 44.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,282,215

CSS custom property--colour: #BB6967;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#449698

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7666no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8766no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CA5E69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14 Light coral · ΔE 16.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2 Sienna · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67B9BB

Analogous#BB678F, #BB9367

Triadic#67BB69, #6967BB

Split complementary#67BB93, #678FBB

Tetradic#8FBB67, #67B9BB, #9367BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF4F4

Lighter +30%#EAD1D1

Lighter +20%#DBAFAD

Lighter +10%#CB8C8A

Darker −10%#A54C4A

Darker −20%#823C3A

Darker −30%#5F2C2A

Darker −40%#3B1B1B

More saturated +25%#D64F4C

Less saturated −25%#9F8383

Channel breakdown

R187

G105

B103

Red187 (73.3%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue103 (40.4%)

Hue1.43°

Saturation (HSL)38.18%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 69 · B 67

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