Colour

#BB7877

#BB7877
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB7877 is a red with RGB values 187, 120, 119 and HSL 1°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB7877#BB7877

HEX#BB7877

RGBrgb(187, 120, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4706, 0.4667

RGB percentages73.3%, 47.1%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(0.9, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.9, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 35.8%, 36.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,286,071

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#448788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858277no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#958F76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C87078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12 Light coral · ΔE 20.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.6 Indian red · ΔE 21.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Light pink · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77BABB

Analogous#BB7798, #BB9A77

Triadic#77BB78, #7877BB

Split complementary#77BB9A, #7798BB

Tetradic#98BB77, #77BABB, #9A77BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDDDD

Lighter +20%#DDBCBB

Lighter +10%#CC9A99

Darker −10%#AA5655

Darker −20%#884544

Darker −30%#663433

Darker −40%#442322

More saturated +25%#D45F5E

Less saturated −25%#A29191

Channel breakdown

R187

G120

B119

Red187 (73.3%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue0.88°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 78 · B 77

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