Colour
#BB9EA9
- #BB9EA9
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BB9EA9 is a red with RGB values 187, 158, 169 and HSL 337°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BB9EA9#BB9EA9
HEX#BB9EA9
RGBrgb(187, 158, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6196, 0.6627
RGB percentages73.3%, 62%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(337.2, 17.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.2, 15.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 9.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,849
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9EA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#446156
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EBBB0
Analogous#BB9EB7, #BBA29E
Triadic#A9BB9E, #9EA9BB
Split complementary#9EBBA2, #9EB7BB
Tetradic#B8BB9E, #9EBBB0, #A29EBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G158
B169
Red187 (73.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue337.24°
Saturation (HSL)17.58%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9E · B A9
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