Colour

#BD6B5B

#BD6B5B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BD6B5B is a red with RGB values 189, 107, 91 and HSL 10°, 43%, 55%. 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

#BD6B5B#BD6B5B

HEX#BD6B5B

RGBrgb(189, 107, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4196, 0.3569

RGB percentages74.1%, 42%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(9.8, 42.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 51.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 43.4%, 51.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,413,787

CSS custom property--colour: #BD6B5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#4294A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7759no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#93885Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CD5E67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.9 Sienna · ΔE 16.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.6 Light coral · ΔE 17.3 Salmon · ΔE 20.3 Light salmon · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BADBD

Analogous#BD5B7C, #BD9C5B

Triadic#5BBD6B, #6B5BBD

Split complementary#5BBD9C, #5B7CBD

Tetradic#7CBD5B, #5BADBD, #9C5BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8EEEC

Lighter +30%#E9CDC8

Lighter +20%#DAADA4

Lighter +10%#CC8C7F

Darker −10%#A35242

Darker −20%#7F3F33

Darker −30%#5B2D24

Darker −40%#361B16

More saturated +25%#DA583E

Less saturated −25%#A07E78

Channel breakdown

R189

G107

B91

Red189 (74.1%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue9.8°

Saturation (HSL)42.61%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 6B · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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