Recognised as Colour
#BB9D93
- #BB9D93
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BB9D93 is a orange with RGB values 187, 157, 147 and HSL 15°, 23%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BB9D93#BB9D93
HEX#BB9D93
RGBrgb(187, 157, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6157, 0.5765
RGB percentages73.3%, 61.6%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(15, 22.7%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 21.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 21.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,571
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9D93;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36785WCAG 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 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#44626C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93B1BB
Analogous#BB939D, #BBB193
Triadic#93BB9D, #9D93BB
Split complementary#93BBB1, #939DBB
Tetradic#9DBB93, #93B1BB, #B193BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G157
B147
Red187 (73.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)22.73%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9D · B 93
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