Colour

#BB7065

#BB7065
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BB7065 is a red with RGB values 187, 112, 101 and HSL 8°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BB7065#BB7065

HEX#BB7065

RGBrgb(187, 112, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4392, 0.3961

RGB percentages73.3%, 43.9%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(7.7, 38.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.7, 46%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 40.1%, 46%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,284,005

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7065;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#448F9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817B64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#938A64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CA656Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.2 Light coral · ΔE 18.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7 Sienna · ΔE 20.3 Salmon · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65B0BB

Analogous#BB6585, #BB9B65

Triadic#65BB70, #7065BB

Split complementary#65BB9B, #6585BB

Tetradic#85BB65, #65B0BB, #9B65BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F3F3

Lighter +30%#EAD3CF

Lighter +20%#DAB2AC

Lighter +10%#CB9188

Darker −10%#A45449

Darker −20%#814239

Darker −30%#5E3029

Darker −40%#3A1E1A

More saturated +25%#D75B49

Less saturated −25%#9F8581

Channel breakdown

R187

G112

B101

Red187 (73.3%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue7.67°

Saturation (HSL)38.74%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 70 · B 65

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