Recognised as Colour

#BD7A74

#BD7A74
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD7A74 is a red with RGB values 189, 122, 116 and HSL 5°, 36%, 60%. 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#BD7A74

RGBrgb(189, 122, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4784, 0.4549

RGB percentages74.1%, 47.8%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(4.9, 35.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 38.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 35.4%, 38.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,417,652

CSS custom property--colour: #BD7A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#42858B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888373no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#989173no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA7279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.2 Light coral · ΔE 19.9 Indian red · ΔE 21.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5 Light pink · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74B7BD

Analogous#BD7492, #BD9E74

Triadic#74BD7A, #7A74BD

Split complementary#74BD9E, #7493BD

Tetradic#93BD74, #74B7BD, #9F74BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#EEDDDC

Lighter +20%#DEBCB9

Lighter +10%#CD9B97

Darker −10%#AC5952

Darker −20%#8A4741

Darker −30%#673531

Darker −40%#442321

More saturated +25%#D7655A

Less saturated −25%#A38F8E

Channel breakdown

R189

G122

B116

Red189 (74.1%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue4.93°

Saturation (HSL)35.61%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 7A · B 74

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