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Recognised as Colour

#BD786B

  • #BD786B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#BD786B is a red with RGB values 189, 120, 107 and HSL 10°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BD786B#BD786B
HEX#BD786B
RGBrgb(189, 120, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4706, 0.4196
RGB percentages74.1%, 47.1%, 42%
HSLhsl(9.5, 38.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 43.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 43.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,131
CSS custom property--colour: #BD786B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#428794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88816Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#988F6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 15.8Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8Light coral · ΔE 19.5Indian red · ΔE 20.1Sienna · ΔE 22.3Light salmon · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BB0BD
Analogous#BD6B87, #BDA16B
Triadic#6BBD78, #786BBD
Split complementary#6BBDA1, #6B87BD
Tetradic#87BD6B, #6BB0BD, #A16BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9F8
Lighter +30%#ECD9D5
Lighter +20%#DCB8B2
Lighter +10%#CD988E
Darker −10%#A95A4C
Darker −20%#86483C
Darker −30%#63352C
Darker −40%#40221C
More saturated +25%#D86650
Less saturated −25%#A28A86

Channel breakdown

R189
G120
B107
Red189 (74.1%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue9.51°
Saturation (HSL)38.32%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 78 · B 6B

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