Colour

#BB8988

#BB8988
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8988 is a red with RGB values 187, 137, 136 and HSL 1°, 27%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BB8988

RGBrgb(187, 137, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5373, 0.5333

RGB percentages73.3%, 53.7%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(1.2, 27.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 27.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 26.7%, 27.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,290,440

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8988;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#447677

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#929088no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9987no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C58489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 3 Light pink · ΔE 21.4 Dark grey · ΔE 21.9 Gray · ΔE 22.2 Pink · ΔE 22.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 2.98, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88BABB

Analogous#BB88A1, #BBA388

Triadic#88BB89, #8988BB

Split complementary#88BBA3, #88A0BB

Tetradic#A1BB88, #88BABB, #A388BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3EAE9

Lighter +20%#E0C9C9

Lighter +10%#CEA9A8

Darker −10%#A86968

Darker −20%#8D5250

Darker −30%#6C3F3E

Darker −40%#4C2C2B

More saturated +25%#D27371

Less saturated −25%#A49F9F

Channel breakdown

R187

G137

B136

Red187 (73.3%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue1.18°

Saturation (HSL)27.27%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 89 · B 88

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