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Recognised as Colour

#BB8E83

  • #BB8E83
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8E83 is a red with RGB values 187, 142, 131 and HSL 12°, 29%, 62%. 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

#BB8E83#BB8E83
HEX#BB8E83
RGBrgb(187, 142, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5569, 0.5137
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.7%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(11.8, 29.2%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.8, 29.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 29.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,715
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8E83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#44717C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29C83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C6888Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.1Tan · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.8Dark salmon · ΔE 21Gray · ΔE 22Light pink · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83B0BB
Analogous#BB8394, #BBAA83
Triadic#83BB8E, #8E83BB
Split complementary#83BBAA, #8394BB
Tetradic#94BB83, #83B0BB, #AA83BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E8E6
Lighter +20%#DFCAC5
Lighter +10%#CDACA4
Darker −10%#A97062
Darker −20%#8C594D
Darker −30%#6B443A
Darker −40%#4A2F28
More saturated +25%#D37F6B
Less saturated −25%#A39D9B

Channel breakdown

R187
G142
B131
Red187 (73.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue11.79°
Saturation (HSL)29.17%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 8E · B 83

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