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Recognised as Colour

#BD8B83

  • #BD8B83
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8B83 is a red with RGB values 189, 139, 131 and HSL 8°, 31%, 63%. 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

#BD8B83#BD8B83
HEX#BD8B83
RGBrgb(189, 139, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5451, 0.5137
RGB percentages74.1%, 54.5%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(8.3, 30.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 30.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 26.5%, 30.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,422,019
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8B83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#42747C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959182no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19B82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C88589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.4Dark salmon · ΔE 20.4Tan · ΔE 22Light pink · ΔE 22.2Dark grey · ΔE 22.5Gray · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83B5BD
Analogous#BD8398, #BDA883
Triadic#83BD8B, #8B83BD
Split complementary#83BDA8, #8398BD
Tetradic#98BD83, #83B5BD, #A883BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E8E7
Lighter +20%#E0C9C6
Lighter +10%#CFAAA4
Darker −10%#AB6C62
Darker −20%#8E554C
Darker −30%#6D413A
Darker −40%#4C2D28
More saturated +25%#D57A6B
Less saturated −25%#A59C9B

Channel breakdown

R189
G139
B131
Red189 (74.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue8.28°
Saturation (HSL)30.53%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 8B · B 83

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