Recognised as Colour

#BD8074

#BD8074
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8074 is a red with RGB values 189, 128, 116 and HSL 10°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD8074

RGBrgb(189, 128, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.502, 0.4549

RGB percentages74.1%, 50.2%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(9.9, 35.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.9, 38.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 32.3%, 38.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,419,188

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8074;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#427F8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8873no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9473no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CA787Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.7 Light coral · ΔE 22 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Tan · ΔE 24.5 Light pink · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74B1BD

Analogous#BD748D, #BDA574

Triadic#74BD80, #8074BD

Split complementary#74BDA4, #748DBD

Tetradic#8CBD74, #74B1BD, #A474BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#EEDFDC

Lighter +20%#DEBFB9

Lighter +10%#CDA097

Darker −10%#AC6152

Darker −20%#8A4D41

Darker −30%#673A31

Darker −40%#442621

More saturated +25%#D76F5A

Less saturated −25%#A3918E

Channel breakdown

R189

G128

B116

Red189 (74.1%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue9.86°

Saturation (HSL)35.61%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 80 · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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