Colour

#BD485C

#BD485C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BD485C is a red with RGB values 189, 72, 92 and HSL 350°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BD485C#BD485C

HEX#BD485C

RGBrgb(189, 72, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2824, 0.3608

RGB percentages74.1%, 28.2%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(349.7, 47%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 61.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 61.9%, 51.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,404,828

CSS custom property--colour: #BD485C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#42B7A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63615Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#817959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CE3550no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.9 Brown · ΔE 19.7 Light coral · ΔE 20.7 Salmon · ΔE 25.6 Firebrick · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#48BDA9

Analogous#BD4897, #BD6E48

Triadic#5CBD48, #485CBD

Split complementary#48BD6E, #4897BD

Tetradic#97BD48, #48BDA9, #6E48BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3DEE2

Lighter +30%#E6B8C0

Lighter +20%#D8939F

Lighter +10%#CB6D7D

Darker −10%#9A3849

Darker −20%#752A37

Darker −30%#4F1D25

Darker −40%#2A0F14

More saturated +25%#DC2948

Less saturated −25%#9E6770

Channel breakdown

R189

G72

B92

Red189 (74.1%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue349.74°

Saturation (HSL)46.99%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 48 · B 5C

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