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Recognised as Colour

#BBA0AC

  • #BBA0AC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BBA0AC is a red with RGB values 187, 160, 172 and HSL 333°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BBA0AC#BBA0AC
HEX#BBA0AC
RGBrgb(187, 160, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6275, 0.6745
RGB percentages73.3%, 62.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(333.3, 16.6%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 14.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,296,364
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA0AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#445F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2A5ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8A9ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#BFA0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Thistle · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 19.3Light grey · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0BBAF
Analogous#BBA0BA, #BBA2A0
Triadic#ACBBA0, #A0ACBB
Split complementary#A0BBA2, #A0BABB
Tetradic#BABBA0, #A0BBAF, #A2A0BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9FA
Lighter +20%#E6DBE0
Lighter +10%#D0BEC6
Darker −10%#A68292
Darker −20%#8F6678
Darker −30%#71515F
Darker −40%#533C46
More saturated +25%#CF8CAA
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R187
G160
B172
Red187 (73.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue333.33°
Saturation (HSL)16.56%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A0 · B AC

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