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Recognised as Colour

#BB8D84

  • #BB8D84
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8D84 is a red with RGB values 187, 141, 132 and HSL 10°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB8D84#BB8D84
HEX#BB8D84
RGBrgb(187, 141, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.5176
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(9.8, 28.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 29.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.6%, 29.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,460
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8D84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#44727B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979283no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29B84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C6878Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.1Dark grey · ΔE 20.9Tan · ΔE 20.9Dark salmon · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 21.9Light pink · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84B2BB
Analogous#BB8497, #BBA984
Triadic#84BB8D, #8D84BB
Split complementary#84BBA8, #8497BB
Tetradic#97BB84, #84B2BB, #A884BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E8E7
Lighter +20%#DFCAC6
Lighter +10%#CDABA5
Darker −10%#A96F63
Darker −20%#8C574D
Darker −30%#6B433B
Darker −40%#4A2E29
More saturated +25%#D37D6C
Less saturated −25%#A39D9C

Channel breakdown

R187
G141
B132
Red187 (73.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue9.82°
Saturation (HSL)28.8%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B 84

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