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Recognised as Colour

#BD8371

  • #BD8371
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8371 is a red with RGB values 189, 131, 113 and HSL 14°, 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

#BD8371#BD8371
HEX#BD8371
RGBrgb(189, 131, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5137, 0.4431
RGB percentages74.1%, 51.4%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(14.2, 36.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.2, 40.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 40.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,419,953
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8371;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#427C8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918A70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CA7A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 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 text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13Dark salmon · ΔE 15.5Tan · ΔE 21.9Light coral · ΔE 23.5Burlywood · ΔE 24.2Light salmon · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71ABBD
Analogous#BD7185, #BDA971
Triadic#71BD83, #8371BD
Split complementary#71BDA9, #7185BD
Tetradic#85BD71, #71ABBD, #A971BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFC
Lighter +30%#EEDED9
Lighter +20%#DDC0B7
Lighter +10%#CDA194
Darker −10%#AB6550
Darker −20%#89513F
Darker −30%#663C2F
Darker −40%#43281F
More saturated +25%#D77557
Less saturated −25%#A3918B

Channel breakdown

R189
G131
B113
Red189 (74.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue14.21°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 83 · B 71

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