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Colour

#BBAAAA

  • #BBAAAA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BBAAAA is a red with RGB values 187, 170, 170 and HSL 0°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBAAAA#BBAAAA
HEX#BBAAAA
HEX (short)#BAA
RGBrgb(187, 170, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6667, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.3%, 66.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(0, 11.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 9.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 9.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,922
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAAAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#445555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADACAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AFAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BFA9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.8Silver · ΔE 9.3Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 15Thistle · ΔE 16.2Gainsboro · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AABBBB
Analogous#BBAAB3, #BBB3AA
Triadic#AABBAA, #AAAABB
Split complementary#AABBB3, #AAB3BB
Tetradic#B3BBAA, #AABBBB, #B3AABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E3E3
Lighter +10%#D2C6C6
Darker −10%#A48E8E
Darker −20%#8E7171
Darker −30%#715B5B
Darker −40%#554444
More saturated +25%#CE9797
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R187
G170
B170
Red187 (73.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AA · B AA

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