Recognised as Colour
#BB99A4
- #BB99A4
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BB99A4 is a red with RGB values 187, 153, 164 and HSL 341°, 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
#BB99A4#BB99A4
HEX#BB99A4
RGBrgb(187, 153, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6, 0.6431
RGB percentages73.3%, 60%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(340.6, 20%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 18.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 12.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,564
CSS custom property--colour: #BB99A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#44665B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99BBB0
Analogous#BB99B5, #BB9F99
Triadic#A4BB99, #99A4BB
Split complementary#99BB9F, #99B5BB
Tetradic#B5BB99, #99BBB0, #9F99BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G153
B164
Red187 (73.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue340.59°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 99 · B A4
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