Colour

#BB7160

#BB7160
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BB7160 is a red with RGB values 187, 113, 96 and HSL 11°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BB7160#BB7160

HEX#BB7160

RGBrgb(187, 113, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4431, 0.3765

RGB percentages73.3%, 44.3%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(11.2, 40.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 48.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 39.6%, 48.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,284,256

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7160;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2322WCAG 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 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#448E9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#948A5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA666Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 15.7 Indian red · ΔE 17.6 Sienna · ΔE 18 Light coral · ΔE 19 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2 Salmon · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60AABB

Analogous#BB607D, #BB9F60

Triadic#60BB71, #7160BB

Split complementary#60BB9F, #607CBB

Tetradic#7CBB60, #60AABB, #9E60BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F1EF

Lighter +30%#E9D1CB

Lighter +20%#DAB1A7

Lighter +10%#CA9184

Darker −10%#A35745

Darker −20%#7F4436

Darker −30%#5B3127

Darker −40%#371E18

More saturated +25%#D75F44

Less saturated −25%#9F837C

Channel breakdown

R187

G113

B96

Red187 (73.3%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue11.21°

Saturation (HSL)40.09%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 71 · B 60

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