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Colour

#FFBBB3

  • #FFBBB3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FFBBB3 is a red with RGB values 255, 187, 179 and HSL 6°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFBBB3#FFBBB3
HEX#FFBBB3
RGBrgb(255, 187, 179)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7333, 0.702
RGB percentages100%, 73.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(6.3, 100%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 29.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 26.7%, 29.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,759,731
CSS custom property--colour: #FFBBB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#00444C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C4B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D1B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 9.8Pink · ΔE 10.6Peach puff · ΔE 18.6Dark salmon · ΔE 19Misty rose · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3F7FF
Analogous#FFB3D1, #FFE1B3
Triadic#B3FFBB, #BBB3FF
Split complementary#B3FFE1, #B3D1FF
Tetradic#D1FFB3, #B3F7FF, #E1B3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFE9E6
Darker −10%#FF8D80
Darker −20%#FF604D
Darker −30%#FF321A
Darker −40%#E61800
More saturated +25%#FFBBB3
Less saturated −25%#F5C3BC

Channel breakdown

R255
G187
B179
Red255 (100%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue6.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G BB · B B3

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