Recognised as Colour
#BBACB0
- #BBACB0
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BBACB0 is a red with RGB values 187, 172, 176 and HSL 344°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BBACB0#BBACB0
HEX#BBACB0
RGBrgb(187, 172, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.6902
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 69%
HSLhsl(344, 9.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344, 8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 5.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,440
CSS custom property--colour: #BBACB0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#44534F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACBBB7
Analogous#BBACB8, #BBB0AC
Triadic#B0BBAC, #ACB0BB
Split complementary#ACBBB0, #ACB8BB
Tetradic#B7BBAC, #ACBBB7, #B0ACBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G172
B176
Red187 (73.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue344°
Saturation (HSL)9.93%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B B0
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