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Recognised as Colour

#BD6F72

  • #BD6F72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD6F72 is a red with RGB values 189, 111, 114 and HSL 358°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD6F72#BD6F72
HEX#BD6F72
RGBrgb(189, 111, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4353, 0.4471
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(357.7, 37.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 41.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 39.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,414,834
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#42908D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E7C72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#928B71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1Indian red · ΔE 17.3Light coral · ΔE 17.6Pale violetred · ΔE 19Dark salmon · ΔE 21.7Salmon · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FBDBA
Analogous#BD6F99, #BD936F
Triadic#72BD6F, #6F72BD
Split complementary#6FBD93, #6F99BD
Tetradic#99BD6F, #6FBDBA, #936FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFB
Lighter +30%#EDD8D9
Lighter +20%#DDB5B6
Lighter +10%#CD9294
Darker −10%#AB4E52
Darker −20%#883E41
Darker −30%#652E30
Darker −40%#421E20
More saturated +25%#D7555A
Less saturated −25%#A3898A

Channel breakdown

R189
G111
B114
Red189 (74.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue357.69°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 6F · B 72

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