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Recognised as Colour

#BD8370

  • #BD8370
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8370 is a red with RGB values 189, 131, 112 and HSL 15°, 37%, 59%. 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

#BD8370#BD8370
HEX#BD8370
RGBrgb(189, 131, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5137, 0.4392
RGB percentages74.1%, 51.4%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(14.8, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.8, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 40.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,419,952
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8370;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#427C8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918A6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#CA7A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5Dark salmon · ΔE 15.3Tan · ΔE 21.7Light coral · ΔE 23.6Burlywood · ΔE 23.9Light salmon · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70AABD
Analogous#BD7084, #BDAA70
Triadic#70BD83, #8370BD
Split complementary#70BDA9, #7084BD
Tetradic#84BD70, #70AABD, #A970BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFC
Lighter +30%#EDDED9
Lighter +20%#DDC0B6
Lighter +10%#CDA193
Darker −10%#AB664F
Darker −20%#88513F
Darker −30%#653C2F
Darker −40%#42271F
More saturated +25%#D77656
Less saturated −25%#A3908A

Channel breakdown

R189
G131
B112
Red189 (74.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue14.81°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 83 · B 70

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