Recognised as Colour
#BD7D98
- #BD7D98
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BD7D98 is a red with RGB values 189, 125, 152 and HSL 335°, 33%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BD7D98#BD7D98
HEX#BD7D98
RGBrgb(189, 125, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4902, 0.5961
RGB percentages74.1%, 49%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(334.7, 32.7%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 33.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 19.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,418,456
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7D98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#428267
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7DBDA2
Analogous#BD7DB8, #BD827D
Triadic#98BD7D, #7D98BD
Split complementary#7DBD82, #7DB8BD
Tetradic#B8BD7D, #7DBDA2, #827DBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G125
B152
Red189 (74.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue334.69°
Saturation (HSL)32.65%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 7D · B 98
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