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Recognised as Colour

#BD725B

  • #BD725B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#BD725B is a red with RGB values 189, 114, 91 and HSL 14°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BD725B#BD725B
HEX#BD725B
RGBrgb(189, 114, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4471, 0.3569
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.7%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(14.1, 42.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 51.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 51.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,579
CSS custom property--colour: #BD725B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#428DA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#857C59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#978C5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CD666Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.4Sienna · ΔE 15.9Indian red · ΔE 18.1Light coral · ΔE 19.7Light salmon · ΔE 21.6Salmon · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BA6BD
Analogous#BD5B75, #BDA35B
Triadic#5BBD72, #725BBD
Split complementary#5BBDA3, #5B75BD
Tetradic#75BD5B, #5BA6BD, #A35BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EFEC
Lighter +30%#E9D0C8
Lighter +20%#DAB1A4
Lighter +10%#CC917F
Darker −10%#A35942
Darker −20%#7F4533
Darker −30%#5B3124
Darker −40%#361D16
More saturated +25%#DA633E
Less saturated −25%#A08178

Channel breakdown

R189
G114
B91
Red189 (74.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue14.08°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 72 · B 5B

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