Recognised as Colour
#BBA19D
- #BBA19D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BBA19D is a red with RGB values 187, 161, 157 and HSL 8°, 18%, 67%. 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
#BBA19D#BBA19D
HEX#BBA19D
RGBrgb(187, 161, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6314, 0.6157
RGB percentages73.3%, 63.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(8, 18.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8, 16%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 16%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,296,605
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA19D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#445E62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DB7BB
Analogous#BB9DA8, #BBB09D
Triadic#9DBBA1, #A19DBB
Split complementary#9DBBB0, #9DA8BB
Tetradic#A8BB9D, #9DB7BB, #B09DBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G161
B157
Red187 (73.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue8°
Saturation (HSL)18.07%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A1 · B 9D
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