Colour

#BD897A

#BD897A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD897A is a red with RGB values 189, 137, 122 and HSL 13°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD897A

RGBrgb(189, 137, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5373, 0.4784

RGB percentages74.1%, 53.7%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(13.4, 33.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.4, 35.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 27.5%, 35.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,421,498

CSS custom property--colour: #BD897A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#427685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1997Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C98285no 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 text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.7 Tan · ΔE 20.3 Burlywood · ΔE 23.4 Light pink · ΔE 24.3 Dark grey · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AAEBD

Analogous#BD7A8D, #BDAB7A

Triadic#7ABD89, #897ABD

Split complementary#7ABDAB, #7A8CBD

Tetradic#8CBD7A, #7AAEBD, #AA7ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E4E0

Lighter +20%#DFC5BE

Lighter +10%#CEA79C

Darker −10%#AC6B58

Darker −20%#8C5545

Darker −30%#6A4034

Darker −40%#482C23

More saturated +25%#D67B61

Less saturated −25%#A49793

Channel breakdown

R189

G137

B122

Red189 (74.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue13.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.67%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 89 · B 7A

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Colour values

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