All About Color #BB9599

#BB9599

About #BB9599

#BB9599 is a light red color with the hex code #BB9599. In RGB it is red 187, green 149, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 354°, saturation 22%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 0%, 20%, 18%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.67:1 on white and 7.87:1 on black.

#BB9599 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 95, 99
CMYK0.00%, 20.32%, 18.18%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 149, 153
HSL354°, 22%, 66%
RGB Octal273, 225, 231
HSV (HSB)353.68°, 20.32%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10010101, 10011001
CIE-L*AB65.25, 14.85, 3.31
RGB Percent73.33%, 58.43%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH65.25, 15.21, 12.58
XYZ36.99, 34.36, 34.82
CIE-L*UV65.25, 23.27, 2.10
xyY0.35, 0.32, 34.36
Hunter-Lab58.62, 10.06, 5.81
RYB73.33%, 58.43%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9599 on a dark background: contrast 7.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9599 on a light background: contrast 2.67:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9599, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9599 · #DFCDCF · #955F65 · #95BBB8 · #CDDFDD

Analogous palette

#B895BB · #BB95AC · #BB9599 · #BBA495 · #BBB895

Triadic palette

#BB9599 · #99BB95 · #9599BB · #DFCDCF · #CFDFCD

Tetradic palette

#BB9599 · #ACBB95 · #95BBB8 · #A495BB · #955F65

Monochromatic palette

#70484C · #9E676C · #BB9599 · #D9C4C6 · #F5EFF0

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