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Recognised as Colour

#BB766D

  • #BB766D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB766D is a red with RGB values 187, 118, 109 and HSL 7°, 36%, 58%. 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

#BB766D#BB766D
HEX#BB766D
RGBrgb(187, 118, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4627, 0.4275
RGB percentages73.3%, 46.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(6.9, 36.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 41.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.9%, 41.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,285,549
CSS custom property--colour: #BB766D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#448992

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85806Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#968D6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C96D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Dark salmon · ΔE 17.5Light coral · ΔE 19.5Indian red · ΔE 20Sienna · ΔE 23.5Salmon · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DB2BB
Analogous#BB6D8B, #BB9D6D
Triadic#6DBB76, #766DBB
Split complementary#6DBB9D, #6D8BBB
Tetradic#8BBB6D, #6DB2BB, #9D6DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9F8
Lighter +30%#ECD8D5
Lighter +20%#DBB7B3
Lighter +10%#CB9790
Darker −10%#A7584E
Darker −20%#84463E
Darker −30%#62332D
Darker −40%#3F211D
More saturated +25%#D66152
Less saturated −25%#A08B88

Channel breakdown

R187
G118
B109
Red187 (73.3%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue6.92°
Saturation (HSL)36.45%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 76 · B 6D

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