Recognised as Colour

#BD7578

#BD7578
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD7578 is a red with RGB values 189, 117, 120 and HSL 358°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD7578#BD7578

HEX#BD7578

RGBrgb(189, 117, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4588, 0.4706

RGB percentages74.1%, 45.9%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(357.5, 35.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 38.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 38.1%, 36.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,416,376

CSS custom property--colour: #BD7578;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#428A87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#948E77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA6D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.9 Indian red · ΔE 20.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.6 Light pink · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75BDBA

Analogous#BD759C, #BD9675

Triadic#78BD75, #7578BD

Split complementary#75BD96, #759CBD

Tetradic#9CBD75, #75BDBA, #9675BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDDDD

Lighter +20%#DEBABC

Lighter +10%#CD979A

Darker −10%#AD5256

Darker −20%#8A4245

Darker −30%#683134

Darker −40%#452123

More saturated +25%#D75B61

Less saturated −25%#A48F8F

Channel breakdown

R189

G117

B120

Red189 (74.1%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue357.5°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 75 · B 78

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Colour values

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