Colour
#BB99A7
- #BB99A7
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BB99A7 is a red with RGB values 187, 153, 167 and HSL 335°, 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
#BB99A7#BB99A7
HEX#BB99A7
RGBrgb(187, 153, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6, 0.6549
RGB percentages73.3%, 60%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(335.3, 20%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.3, 18.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 10.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,567
CSS custom property--colour: #BB99A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#446658
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99BBAD
Analogous#BB99B8, #BB9C99
Triadic#A7BB99, #99A7BB
Split complementary#99BB9C, #99B8BB
Tetradic#B8BB99, #99BBAD, #9C99BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G153
B167
Red187 (73.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue335.29°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 99 · B A7
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