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Recognised as Colour

#BB807E

  • #BB807E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB807E is a red with RGB values 187, 128, 126 and HSL 2°, 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

#BB807E#BB807E
HEX#BB807E
RGBrgb(187, 128, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.502, 0.4941
RGB percentages73.3%, 50.2%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(2, 31%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2, 32.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 31.6%, 32.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,288,126
CSS custom property--colour: #BB807E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#447F81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B887Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#99947Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C77980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.9Dark salmon · ΔE 21Light pink · ΔE 22.9Light coral · ΔE 23.2Pale violetred · ΔE 25Pink · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EB9BB
Analogous#BB7E9B, #BB9F7E
Triadic#7EBB80, #807EBB
Split complementary#7EBB9F, #7E9BBB
Tetradic#9BBB7E, #7EB9BB, #9E7EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E3E2
Lighter +20%#DEC2C1
Lighter +10%#CDA19F
Darker −10%#A95F5D
Darker −20%#8A4B49
Darker −30%#693937
Darker −40%#472726
More saturated +25%#D46965
Less saturated −25%#A29797

Channel breakdown

R187
G128
B126
Red187 (73.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue1.97°
Saturation (HSL)30.96%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 80 · B 7E

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