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Recognised as Colour

#BB817A

  • #BB817A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB817A is a red with RGB values 187, 129, 122 and HSL 6°, 32%, 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

#BB817A#BB817A
HEX#BB817A
RGBrgb(187, 129, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5059, 0.4784
RGB percentages73.3%, 50.6%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(6.5, 32.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 34.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 34.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,288,378
CSS custom property--colour: #BB817A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#447E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D8979no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C77A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 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 text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.7Dark salmon · ΔE 19.3Light coral · ΔE 23.3Light pink · ΔE 23.7Tan · ΔE 25.3Gray · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AB4BB
Analogous#BB7A94, #BBA17A
Triadic#7ABB81, #817ABB
Split complementary#7ABBA2, #7A93BB
Tetradic#93BB7A, #7AB4BB, #A17ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE1DF
Lighter +20%#DEC1BD
Lighter +10%#CCA19C
Darker −10%#AA6158
Darker −20%#894D46
Darker −30%#673A35
Darker −40%#452724
More saturated +25%#D46D61
Less saturated −25%#A29593

Channel breakdown

R187
G129
B122
Red187 (73.3%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue6.46°
Saturation (HSL)32.34%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 81 · B 7A

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