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Recognised as Colour

#BD8171

  • #BD8171
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8171 is a red with RGB values 189, 129, 113 and HSL 13°, 37%, 59%. 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

#BD8171#BD8171
HEX#BD8171
RGBrgb(189, 129, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5059, 0.4431
RGB percentages74.1%, 50.6%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(12.6, 36.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 40.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 40.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,419,441
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8171;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#427E8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F8870no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9470no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CA787Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.8Dark salmon · ΔE 15.7Light coral · ΔE 22.6Tan · ΔE 23.2Light salmon · ΔE 24.6Indian red · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71ADBD
Analogous#BD7187, #BDA771
Triadic#71BD81, #8171BD
Split complementary#71BDA7, #7187BD
Tetradic#87BD71, #71ADBD, #A771BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFC
Lighter +30%#EEDED9
Lighter +20%#DDBFB7
Lighter +10%#CDA094
Darker −10%#AB6350
Darker −20%#894F3F
Darker −30%#663B2F
Darker −40%#43271F
More saturated +25%#D77257
Less saturated −25%#A3908B

Channel breakdown

R189
G129
B113
Red189 (74.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue12.63°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 81 · B 71

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