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Recognised as Colour

#BB7E69

  • #BB7E69
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#BB7E69 is a orange with RGB values 187, 126, 105 and HSL 15°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BB7E69#BB7E69
HEX#BB7E69
RGBrgb(187, 126, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4941, 0.4118
RGB percentages73.3%, 49.4%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(15.4, 37.6%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.4, 43.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 32.6%, 43.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,287,593
CSS custom property--colour: #BB7E69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#448196

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D8567no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9269no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C97479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.9Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Sienna · ΔE 22.3Light coral · ΔE 23Tan · ΔE 23.3Light salmon · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69A6BB
Analogous#BB697D, #BBA769
Triadic#69BB7E, #7E69BB
Split complementary#69BBA7, #697DBB
Tetradic#7DBB69, #69A6BB, #A769BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7F5
Lighter +30%#EBD9D2
Lighter +20%#DBBAAF
Lighter +10%#CB9C8C
Darker −10%#A6624B
Darker −20%#834E3B
Darker −30%#60392B
Darker −40%#3D241B
More saturated +25%#D6714E
Less saturated −25%#A08B84

Channel breakdown

R187
G126
B105
Red187 (73.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue15.37°
Saturation (HSL)37.61%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 7E · B 69

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