Colour

#BD7986

#BD7986
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD7986 is a red with RGB values 189, 121, 134 and HSL 349°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD7986

RGBrgb(189, 121, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4745, 0.5255

RGB percentages74.1%, 47.5%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(348.5, 34%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 36%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 29.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,417,414

CSS custom property--colour: #BD7986;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#428679

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#848486no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#949185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C9747Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8 Light coral · ΔE 22.7 Light pink · ΔE 22.8 Indian red · ΔE 25 Pink · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79BDB0

Analogous#BD79A8, #BD8E79

Triadic#86BD79, #7986BD

Split complementary#79BD8E, #79A8BD

Tetradic#A8BD79, #79BDB0, #8E79BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE0E3

Lighter +20%#DFBDC4

Lighter +10%#CE9BA5

Darker −10%#AC5767

Darker −20%#8B4552

Darker −30%#69343E

Darker −40%#47232A

More saturated +25%#D66077

Less saturated −25%#A49295

Channel breakdown

R189

G121

B134

Red189 (74.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue348.53°

Saturation (HSL)34%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 79 · B 86

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Colour values

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