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Recognised as Colour

#BB696E

  • #BB696E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BB696E is a red with RGB values 187, 105, 110 and HSL 356°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BB696E#BB696E
HEX#BB696E
RGBrgb(187, 105, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4118, 0.4314
RGB percentages73.3%, 41.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(356.3, 37.6%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 43.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.9%, 41.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,282,222
CSS custom property--colour: #BB696E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#449691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79776Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E876Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C95F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.6Light coral · ΔE 17.5Pale violetred · ΔE 18Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6Dark salmon · ΔE 23.2Salmon · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69BBB6
Analogous#BB6997, #BB8D69
Triadic#6EBB69, #696EBB
Split complementary#69BB8D, #6997BB
Tetradic#97BB69, #69BBB6, #8D69BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF5F6
Lighter +30%#EBD2D4
Lighter +20%#DBAFB2
Lighter +10%#CB8C90
Darker −10%#A64B51
Darker −20%#833B40
Darker −30%#602B2F
Darker −40%#3D1B1D
More saturated +25%#D64E56
Less saturated −25%#A08486

Channel breakdown

R187
G105
B110
Red187 (73.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue356.34°
Saturation (HSL)37.61%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 69 · B 6E

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