Recognised as Colour
#BBA7AB
- #BBA7AB
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BBA7AB is a red with RGB values 187, 167, 171 and HSL 348°, 13%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BBA7AB#BBA7AB
HEX#BBA7AB
RGBrgb(187, 167, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6549, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(348, 12.8%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 10.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 8.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,155
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA7AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#445854
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7BBB7
Analogous#BBA7B5, #BBADA7
Triadic#ABBBA7, #A7ABBB
Split complementary#A7BBAD, #A7B5BB
Tetradic#B5BBA7, #A7BBB7, #ADA7BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G167
B171
Red187 (73.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G A7 · B AB
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