Recognised as Colour

#BB8DA3

#BB8DA3
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8DA3 is a red with RGB values 187, 141, 163 and HSL 331°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BB8DA3

RGBrgb(187, 141, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.6392

RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(331.3, 25.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.3, 24.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 12.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,291,491

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8DA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#44725C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9095A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C28C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.1 Thistle · ΔE 18.8 Light pink · ΔE 21.3 Pink · ΔE 21.8 Dark grey · ΔE 22.2 Plum · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DBBA5

Analogous#BB8DBA, #BB8E8D

Triadic#A3BB8D, #8DA3BB

Split complementary#8DBB8E, #8DBABB

Tetradic#BABB8D, #8DBBA5, #8E8DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EDF0

Lighter +20%#E1CDD7

Lighter +10%#CEADBD

Darker −10%#A86D89

Darker −20%#8E5470

Darker −30%#6E4157

Darker −40%#4E2E3D

More saturated +25%#D276A2

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R187

G141

B163

Red187 (73.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue331.3°

Saturation (HSL)25.27%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B A3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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