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Recognised as Colour

#BB8B8D

  • #BB8B8D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8B8D is a red with RGB values 187, 139, 141 and HSL 358°, 26%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB8B8D#BB8B8D
HEX#BB8B8D
RGBrgb(187, 139, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5451, 0.5529
RGB percentages73.3%, 54.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(357.5, 26.1%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 25.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 25.7%, 24.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,290,957
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8B8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#447472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93928Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9A8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C5878Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 2Dark grey · ΔE 20.7Light pink · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 21.5Pink · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 1.98, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BBBB9
Analogous#BB8BA5, #BBA18B
Triadic#8DBB8B, #8B8DBB
Split complementary#8BBBA1, #8BA5BB
Tetradic#A5BB8B, #8BBBB9, #A18BBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EBEC
Lighter +20%#E1CBCC
Lighter +10%#CEABAD
Darker −10%#A86B6D
Darker −20%#8D5355
Darker −30%#6D4042
Darker −40%#4D2D2E
More saturated +25%#D27478
Less saturated −25%#A4A2A2

Channel breakdown

R187
G139
B141
Red187 (73.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue357.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 8B · B 8D

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