Recognised as Colour

#BD7878

#BD7878
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD7878 is a red with RGB values 189, 120, 120 and HSL 0°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD7878

RGBrgb(189, 120, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4706, 0.4706

RGB percentages74.1%, 47.1%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(0, 34.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 36.5%, 74.1%)

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

24-bit integer12,417,144

CSS custom property--colour: #BD7878;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#428787

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868278no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#969077no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CA7078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5 Light coral · ΔE 19.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.5 Indian red · ΔE 21.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7 Light pink · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78BDBD

Analogous#BD789B, #BD9B78

Triadic#78BD78, #7878BD

Split complementary#78BD9B, #789BBD

Tetradic#9BBD78, #78BDBD, #9B78BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDFDF

Lighter +20%#DEBDBD

Lighter +10%#CE9A9A

Darker −10%#AC5656

Darker −20%#8B4444

Darker −30%#693333

Darker −40%#472222

More saturated +25%#D65F5F

Less saturated −25%#A49191

Channel breakdown

R189

G120

B120

Red189 (74.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)34.33%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 78 · B 78

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