Colour

#BB7764

#BB7764
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BB7764 is a red with RGB values 187, 119, 100 and HSL 13°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BB7764#BB7764

HEX#BB7764

RGBrgb(187, 119, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4667, 0.3922

RGB percentages73.3%, 46.7%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(13.1, 39%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.1, 46.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 36.4%, 46.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,285,796

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7764;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#44889B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878062no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#988E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C96D72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 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 text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 18 Sienna · ΔE 19.8 Indian red · ΔE 20.6 Light coral · ΔE 20.7 Light salmon · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64A8BB

Analogous#BB647C, #BBA364

Triadic#64BB77, #7764BB

Split complementary#64BBA3, #647CBB

Tetradic#7CBB64, #64A8BB, #A364BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F3F2

Lighter +30%#EAD4CE

Lighter +20%#DAB5AB

Lighter +10%#CB9687

Darker −10%#A45C48

Darker −20%#814838

Darker −30%#5D3429

Darker −40%#3A2019

More saturated +25%#D76748

Less saturated −25%#9F8780

Channel breakdown

R187

G119

B100

Red187 (73.3%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue13.1°

Saturation (HSL)39.01%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 77 · B 64

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