Recognised as Colour

#BD735C

#BD735C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BD735C is a red with RGB values 189, 115, 92 and HSL 14°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#BD735C

RGBrgb(189, 115, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.451, 0.3608

RGB percentages74.1%, 45.1%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(14.2, 42.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.2, 51.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 39.2%, 51.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,415,836

CSS custom property--colour: #BD735C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23853WCAG 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 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#428CA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857D5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#978C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.2 Sienna · ΔE 16.3 Indian red · ΔE 18.5 Light coral · ΔE 19.9 Light salmon · ΔE 21.6 Salmon · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CA6BD

Analogous#BD5C76, #BDA45C

Triadic#5CBD73, #735CBD

Split complementary#5CBDA3, #5C76BD

Tetradic#76BD5C, #5CA6BD, #A45CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F0ED

Lighter +30%#E9D1C9

Lighter +20%#DAB1A5

Lighter +10%#CC9280

Darker −10%#A45942

Darker −20%#7F4634

Darker −30%#5B3225

Darker −40%#371E16

More saturated +25%#DA643F

Less saturated −25%#A08279

Channel breakdown

R189

G115

B92

Red189 (74.1%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue14.23°

Saturation (HSL)42.36%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 73 · B 5C

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Colour values

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