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Recognised as Colour

#BBB1AA

  • #BBB1AA
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BBB1AA is a orange with RGB values 187, 177, 170 and HSL 25°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBB1AA#BBB1AA
HEX#BBB1AA
RGBrgb(187, 177, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6941, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.3%, 69.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(24.7, 11.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.7, 9.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 9.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,714
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB1AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#444E55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B2AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B4AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BFAFAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 7.3Light grey · ΔE 12.9Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4Thistle · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAB4BB
Analogous#BBAAAB, #BBBAAA
Triadic#AABBB1, #B1AABB
Split complementary#AABBBA, #AAABBB
Tetradic#ABBBAA, #AAB4BB, #BAAABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E5E3
Lighter +10%#D2CBC6
Darker −10%#A4978E
Darker −20%#8E7D71
Darker −30%#71645B
Darker −40%#554B44
More saturated +25%#CEAE97
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R187
G177
B170
Red187 (73.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue24.71°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B1 · B AA

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