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Recognised as Colour

#BBAAAD

  • #BBAAAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BBAAAD is a red with RGB values 187, 170, 173 and HSL 349°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBAAAD#BBAAAD
HEX#BBAAAD
RGBrgb(187, 170, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6667, 0.6784
RGB percentages73.3%, 66.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(349.4, 11.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.4, 9.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 7.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,925
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAAAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#445552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACACADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AFADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BFA9ABno 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 text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.9Silver · ΔE 9.4Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1Thistle · ΔE 14.9Light grey · ΔE 15Gainsboro · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AABBB8
Analogous#BBAAB6, #BBAFAA
Triadic#ADBBAA, #AAADBB
Split complementary#AABBAF, #AAB6BB
Tetradic#B6BBAA, #AABBB8, #AFAABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E3E4
Lighter +10%#D2C6C8
Darker −10%#A48E92
Darker −20%#8E7176
Darker −30%#715B5F
Darker −40%#554447
More saturated +25%#CE97A1
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R187
G170
B173
Red187 (73.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue349.41°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AA · B AD

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