Colour

#BB6C5E

#BB6C5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BB6C5E is a red with RGB values 187, 108, 94 and HSL 9°, 41%, 55%. 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

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HEX#BB6C5E

RGBrgb(187, 108, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4235, 0.3686

RGB percentages73.3%, 42.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(9, 40.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9, 49.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 42.2%, 49.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,282,974

CSS custom property--colour: #BB6C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22098WCAG 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 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#4493A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F775Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#92885Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA6069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15 Dark salmon · ΔE 17 Sienna · ΔE 17.5 Light coral · ΔE 17.7 Salmon · ΔE 21.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EADBB

Analogous#BB5E7F, #BB9A5E

Triadic#5EBB6C, #6C5EBB

Split complementary#5EBB9A, #5E7FBB

Tetradic#7FBB5E, #5EADBB, #9B5EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8EFED

Lighter +30%#E8CECA

Lighter +20%#D9ADA6

Lighter +10%#CA8D82

Darker −10%#A25244

Darker −20%#7E4035

Darker −30%#5A2E26

Darker −40%#361C17

More saturated +25%#D85841

Less saturated −25%#9E807B

Channel breakdown

R187

G108

B94

Red187 (73.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue9.03°

Saturation (HSL)40.61%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 6C · B 5E

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Colour values

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