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Recognised as Colour

#BB9DAB

  • #BB9DAB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB9DAB is a red with RGB values 187, 157, 171 and HSL 332°, 18%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB9DAB#BB9DAB
HEX#BB9DAB
RGBrgb(187, 157, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6157, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.3%, 61.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(332, 18.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332, 16%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 8.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,595
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9DAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#446254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA2ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A7AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C09DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.2Thistle · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 19.8Pink · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DBBAD
Analogous#BB9DBA, #BB9E9D
Triadic#ABBB9D, #9DABBB
Split complementary#9DBB9E, #9DBABB
Tetradic#BABB9D, #9DBBAD, #9E9DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7F8
Lighter +20%#E5D9DF
Lighter +10%#D0BBC5
Darker −10%#A67F91
Darker −20%#8F6378
Darker −30%#714E5E
Darker −40%#533945
More saturated +25%#D088AA
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R187
G157
B171
Red187 (73.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue332°
Saturation (HSL)18.07%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9D · B AB

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