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Recognised as Colour

#BD556D

  • #BD556D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD556D is a red with RGB values 189, 85, 109 and HSL 346°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD556D#BD556D
HEX#BD556D
RGBrgb(189, 85, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3333, 0.4275
RGB percentages74.1%, 33.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(346.2, 44.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 55%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 55%, 42.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,408,173
CSS custom property--colour: #BD556D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#42AA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696A6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#847F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CC495Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.5Indian red · ΔE 15.5Light coral · ΔE 20.5Brown · ΔE 27.2Salmon · ΔE 28.1Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55BDA5
Analogous#BD55A1, #BD7155
Triadic#6DBD55, #556DBD
Split complementary#55BD71, #55A1BD
Tetradic#A1BD55, #55BDA5, #7155BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E8EB
Lighter +30%#E8C3CC
Lighter +20%#DA9EAC
Lighter +10%#CB7A8D
Darker −10%#A13E55
Darker −20%#7C3042
Darker −30%#57222E
Darker −40%#32141B
More saturated +25%#DB375D
Less saturated −25%#A0727D

Channel breakdown

R189
G85
B109
Red189 (74.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 55 · B 6D

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