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Recognised as Colour

#BB99A0

  • #BB99A0
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB99A0 is a red with RGB values 187, 153, 160 and HSL 348°, 20%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB99A0#BB99A0
HEX#BB99A0
RGBrgb(187, 153, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6, 0.6275
RGB percentages73.3%, 60%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(347.6, 20%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 18.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 14.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,560
CSS custom property--colour: #BB99A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#44665F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A49Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C2979Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7Dark grey · ΔE 14.1Thistle · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 18.9Pink · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99BBB4
Analogous#BB99B1, #BBA399
Triadic#A0BB99, #99A0BB
Split complementary#99BBA3, #99B1BB
Tetradic#B1BB99, #99BBB4, #A399BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F5F5
Lighter +20%#E4D6D9
Lighter +10%#CFB8BD
Darker −10%#A77A84
Darker −20%#8F5F69
Darker −30%#704B52
Darker −40%#52363C
More saturated +25%#D08493
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R187
G153
B160
Red187 (73.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue347.65°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 99 · B A0

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