Colour

#BB747D

#BB747D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB747D is a red with RGB values 187, 116, 125 and HSL 352°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BB747D

RGBrgb(187, 116, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4549, 0.4902

RGB percentages73.3%, 45.5%, 49%

HSLhsl(352.4, 34.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.4, 38%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 38%, 33.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,285,053

CSS custom property--colour: #BB747D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#448B82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80807Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#928D7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C76D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1 Light coral · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 22.1 Light pink · ΔE 24.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74BBB2

Analogous#BB74A1, #BB8F74

Triadic#7DBB74, #747DBB

Split complementary#74BB8F, #74A1BB

Tetradic#A1BB74, #74BBB2, #8F74BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFD

Lighter +30%#EDDBDD

Lighter +20%#DDB8BD

Lighter +10%#CC969D

Darker −10%#A9535E

Darker −20%#87424B

Darker −30%#653138

Darker −40%#422125

More saturated +25%#D55A6A

Less saturated −25%#A18E90

Channel breakdown

R187

G116

B125

Red187 (73.3%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue352.39°

Saturation (HSL)34.3%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 74 · B 7D

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