Recognised as Colour
#BB989D
- #BB989D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BB989D is a red with RGB values 187, 152, 157 and HSL 351°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BB989D#BB989D
HEX#BB989D
RGBrgb(187, 152, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5961, 0.6157
RGB percentages73.3%, 59.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(351.4, 20.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 18.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.7%, 16%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,301
CSS custom property--colour: #BB989D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#446762
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98BBB6
Analogous#BB98AF, #BBA498
Triadic#9DBB98, #989DBB
Split complementary#98BBA4, #98AFBB
Tetradic#AFBB98, #98BBB6, #A498BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G152
B157
Red187 (73.3%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)20.47%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 98 · B 9D
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