Colour
#BB9287
- #BB9287
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BB9287 is a red with RGB values 187, 146, 135 and HSL 13°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BB9287#BB9287
HEX#BB9287
RGBrgb(187, 146, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5725, 0.5294
RGB percentages73.3%, 57.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(12.7, 27.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.7, 27.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 21.9%, 27.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,292,743
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9287;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#446D78
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87B0BB
Analogous#BB8796, #BBAC87
Triadic#87BB92, #9287BB
Split complementary#87BBAC, #8796BB
Tetradic#96BB87, #87B0BB, #AC87BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G146
B135
Red187 (73.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue12.69°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 92 · B 87
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