Colour
#BB939B
- #BB939B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BB939B is a red with RGB values 187, 147, 155 and HSL 348°, 23%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BB939B#BB939B
HEX#BB939B
RGBrgb(187, 147, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5765, 0.6078
RGB percentages73.3%, 57.6%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(348, 22.7%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 21.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 21.4%, 17.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,293,019
CSS custom property--colour: #BB939B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#446C64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93BBB3
Analogous#BB93AF, #BB9F93
Triadic#9BBB93, #939BBB
Split complementary#93BB9F, #93AFBB
Tetradic#AFBB93, #93BBB3, #9F93BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G147
B155
Red187 (73.3%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)22.73%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 93 · B 9B
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