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Colour

#BB6E7B

  • #BB6E7B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB6E7B is a red with RGB values 187, 110, 123 and HSL 350°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB6E7B#BB6E7B
HEX#BB6E7B
RGBrgb(187, 110, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4314, 0.4824
RGB percentages73.3%, 43.1%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(349.9, 36.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 41.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.2%, 34.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,515
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6E7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#449184

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B7B7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8A79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C86773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3Light coral · ΔE 20.4Indian red · ΔE 20.6Light pink · ΔE 26.2Dark salmon · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EBBAE
Analogous#BB6EA2, #BB876E
Triadic#7BBB6E, #6E7BBB
Split complementary#6EBB87, #6EA2BB
Tetradic#A2BB6E, #6EBBAE, #876EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9F9
Lighter +30%#ECD6DA
Lighter +20%#DCB3BA
Lighter +10%#CB919B
Darker −10%#A74F5E
Darker −20%#853E4A
Darker −30%#622E37
Darker −40%#3F1E23
More saturated +25%#D65369
Less saturated −25%#A0898D

Channel breakdown

R187
G110
B123
Red187 (73.3%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue349.87°
Saturation (HSL)36.15%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 6E · B 7B

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