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Recognised as Colour

#BBAFAF

  • #BBAFAF
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BBAFAF is a red with RGB values 187, 175, 175 and HSL 0°, 8%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBAFAF#BBAFAF
HEX#BBAFAF
RGBrgb(187, 175, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6863, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.3%, 68.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(0, 8.1%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 6.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 6.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,207
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAFAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#445050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B0AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B2AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BEAEAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.6Silver · ΔE 7Light grey · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 15.9Gainsboro · ΔE 16Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFBBBB
Analogous#BBAFB5, #BBB5AF
Triadic#AFBBAF, #AFAFBB
Split complementary#AFBBB5, #AFB5BB
Tetradic#B5BBAF, #AFBBBB, #B5AFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE6E6
Lighter +10%#D2CBCB
Darker −10%#A49393
Darker −20%#8C7878
Darker −30%#716060
Darker −40%#554949
More saturated +25%#CD9C9C
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R187
G175
B175
Red187 (73.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)8.11%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AF · B AF

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