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Recognised as Colour

#BD6960

  • #BD6960
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BD6960 is a red with RGB values 189, 105, 96 and HSL 6°, 41%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BD6960#BD6960
HEX#BD6960
RGBrgb(189, 105, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4118, 0.3765
RGB percentages74.1%, 41.2%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(5.8, 41.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.8, 49.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 49.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,413,280
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#42969F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C765Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#91875Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CD5D67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.5Light coral · ΔE 16.1Dark salmon · ΔE 18.4Sienna · ΔE 18.9Salmon · ΔE 20.7Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60B4BD
Analogous#BD6086, #BD9860
Triadic#60BD69, #6960BD
Split complementary#60BD97, #6086BD
Tetradic#85BD60, #60B4BD, #9760BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F1F0
Lighter +30%#EACFCC
Lighter +20%#DBADA8
Lighter +10%#CC8B84
Darker −10%#A54E45
Darker −20%#813D36
Darker −30%#5D2C27
Darker −40%#391B18
More saturated +25%#D95244
Less saturated −25%#A1807C

Channel breakdown

R189
G105
B96
Red189 (74.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue5.81°
Saturation (HSL)41.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 69 · B 60

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