Recognised as Colour

#BB7E96

#BB7E96
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB7E96 is a red with RGB values 187, 126, 150 and HSL 336°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BB7E96

RGBrgb(187, 126, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4941, 0.5882

RGB percentages73.3%, 49.4%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(336.4, 31%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.4, 32.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 32.6%, 19.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,287,638

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7E96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#448169

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#939495no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C47C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7 Light pink · ΔE 23 Plum · ΔE 23.9 Pink · ΔE 25 Thistle · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EBBA3

Analogous#BB7EB4, #BB857E

Triadic#96BB7E, #7E96BB

Split complementary#7EBB85, #7EB5BB

Tetradic#B4BB7E, #7EBBA3, #857EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E2E8

Lighter +20%#DEC1CC

Lighter +10%#CD9FB1

Darker −10%#A95D7B

Darker −20%#8A4963

Darker −30%#69374B

Darker −40%#472633

More saturated +25%#D46591

Less saturated −25%#A2979B

Channel breakdown

R187

G126

B150

Red187 (73.3%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue336.39°

Saturation (HSL)30.96%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 7E · B 96

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