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Recognised as Colour

#BD8A94

  • #BD8A94
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8A94 is a red with RGB values 189, 138, 148 and HSL 348°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD8A94#BD8A94
HEX#BD8A94
RGBrgb(189, 138, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5412, 0.5804
RGB percentages74.1%, 54.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(348.2, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 27%, 21.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,421,780
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8A94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#42756B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919294no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9B93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C6878Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.9Light pink · ΔE 19.9Pink · ΔE 21.2Dark grey · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABDB3
Analogous#BD8AAD, #BD998A
Triadic#94BD8A, #8A94BD
Split complementary#8ABD99, #8AADBD
Tetradic#AEBD8A, #8ABDB3, #998ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4ECED
Lighter +20%#E2CBD0
Lighter +10%#CFABB2
Darker −10%#AB6976
Darker −20%#90515D
Darker −30%#6F3F48
Darker −40%#4F2C33
More saturated +25%#D47386
Less saturated −25%#A6A1A2

Channel breakdown

R189
G138
B148
Red189 (74.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue348.24°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 8A · B 94

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