Colour

#BB7866

#BB7866
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BB7866 is a red with RGB values 187, 120, 102 and HSL 13°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BB7866#BB7866

HEX#BB7866

RGBrgb(187, 120, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4706, 0.4

RGB percentages73.3%, 47.1%, 40%

HSLhsl(12.7, 38.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.7, 45.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 35.8%, 45.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,286,054

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7866;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#448799

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888165no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#988E65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C96E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 15.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Sienna · ΔE 20.6 Light coral · ΔE 20.8 Indian red · ΔE 21 Light salmon · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66A9BB

Analogous#BB667E, #BBA266

Triadic#66BB78, #7866BB

Split complementary#66BBA3, #667EBB

Tetradic#7FBB66, #66A9BB, #A366BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF5F3

Lighter +30%#EAD5D0

Lighter +20%#DAB6AD

Lighter +10%#CB9789

Darker −10%#A55D49

Darker −20%#81493A

Darker −30%#5E352A

Darker −40%#3B211A

More saturated +25%#D7684A

Less saturated −25%#9F8882

Channel breakdown

R187

G120

B102

Red187 (73.3%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue12.71°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 78 · B 66

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