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Recognised as Colour

#BD5A5C

  • #BD5A5C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BD5A5C is a red with RGB values 189, 90, 92 and HSL 359°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BD5A5C#BD5A5C
HEX#BD5A5C
RGBrgb(189, 90, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3529, 0.3608
RGB percentages74.1%, 35.3%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(358.8, 42.9%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.8, 52.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 52.4%, 51.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,409,436
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5A5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#42A5A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#706C5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#89805Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#CD4B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7Light coral · ΔE 15.9Brown · ΔE 20.6Salmon · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 20.9Sienna · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ABDBB
Analogous#BD5A8E, #BD8A5A
Triadic#5CBD5A, #5A5CBD
Split complementary#5ABD8A, #5A8EBD
Tetradic#8EBD5A, #5ABDBB, #895ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7ECEC
Lighter +30%#E9C7C8
Lighter +20%#DAA3A4
Lighter +10%#CC7E80
Darker −10%#A34143
Darker −20%#7E3334
Darker −30%#5A2425
Darker −40%#361516
More saturated +25%#DA3D40
Less saturated −25%#A07778

Channel breakdown

R189
G90
B92
Red189 (74.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue358.79°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 5A · B 5C

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