All About Color #BB9796

#BB9796

About #BB9796

#BB9796 is a light red color with the hex code #BB9796. In RGB it is red 187, green 151, blue 150; in HSL it is hue 2°, saturation 21%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 0%, 19%, 20%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.63:1 on white and 7.98:1 on black.

#BB9796 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 97, 96
CMYK0.00%, 19.25%, 19.79%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 151, 150
HSL2°, 21%, 66%
RGB Octal273, 227, 226
HSV (HSB)1.62°, 19.79%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10010111, 10010110
CIE-L*AB65.67, 13.27, 5.61
RGB Percent73.33%, 59.22%, 58.82%
CIE-L*CH65.67, 14.40, 22.92
XYZ37.07, 34.90, 33.64
CIE-L*UV65.67, 22.46, 5.57
xyY0.35, 0.33, 34.90
Hunter-Lab59.08, 8.61, 7.59
RYB73.33%, 59.23%, 58.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9796 on a dark background: contrast 7.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9796 on a light background: contrast 2.63:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9796, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9796 · #DFCECE · #946261 · #96B9BB · #CEDEDF

Analogous palette

#BB96B9 · #BB96A7 · #BB9796 · #BBAA96 · #B9BB96

Triadic palette

#BB9796 · #96BB97 · #9796BB · #DFCECE · #CEDFCE

Tetradic palette

#BB9796 · #A7BB96 · #96B9BB · #AA96BB · #946261

Monochromatic palette

#6F4A49 · #9C6A68 · #BB9796 · #D9C5C4 · #F5F0F0

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