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Recognised as Colour

#BD798C

  • #BD798C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD798C is a red with RGB values 189, 121, 140 and HSL 343°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD798C#BD798C
HEX#BD798C
RGBrgb(189, 121, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4745, 0.549
RGB percentages74.1%, 47.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(343.2, 34%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 36%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 25.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,420
CSS custom property--colour: #BD798C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#428673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82858Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#93918Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C87580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.4Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5Light pink · ΔE 23.1Light coral · ΔE 24.5Pink · ΔE 25.8Indian red · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79BDAA
Analogous#BD79AE, #BD8879
Triadic#8CBD79, #798CBD
Split complementary#79BD88, #79AEBD
Tetradic#AEBD79, #79BDAA, #8879BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE0E4
Lighter +20%#DFBDC7
Lighter +10%#CE9BA9
Darker −10%#AC576F
Darker −20%#8B4558
Darker −30%#693443
Darker −40%#47232D
More saturated +25%#D66081
Less saturated −25%#A49297

Channel breakdown

R189
G121
B140
Red189 (74.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue343.24°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 79 · B 8C

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