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Recognised as Colour

#BB867D

  • #BB867D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB867D is a red with RGB values 187, 134, 125 and HSL 9°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB867D#BB867D
HEX#BB867D
RGBrgb(187, 134, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5255, 0.4902
RGB percentages73.3%, 52.5%, 49%
HSLhsl(8.7, 31.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 33.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 33.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,289,661
CSS custom property--colour: #BB867D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#447982

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918D7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E977Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C77F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.2Dark salmon · ΔE 19.5Tan · ΔE 23Light pink · ΔE 23.4Gray · ΔE 24.2Dark grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DB2BB
Analogous#BB7D93, #BBA57D
Triadic#7DBB86, #867DBB
Split complementary#7DBBA5, #7D93BB
Tetradic#93BB7D, #7DB2BB, #A57DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E4E1
Lighter +20%#DEC4C0
Lighter +10%#CDA59E
Darker −10%#A9675C
Darker −20%#8A5248
Darker −30%#683E37
Darker −40%#472A25
More saturated +25%#D47464
Less saturated −25%#A29896

Channel breakdown

R187
G134
B125
Red187 (73.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue8.71°
Saturation (HSL)31.31%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 86 · B 7D

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