Recognised as Colour

#BD8C9F

#BD8C9F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8C9F is a red with RGB values 189, 140, 159 and HSL 337°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD8C9F

RGBrgb(189, 140, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.549, 0.6235

RGB percentages74.1%, 54.9%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(336.7, 27.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.7, 25.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 25.9%, 15.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,422,303

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8C9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#427360

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9195A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9D9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C58A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.4 Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Light pink · ΔE 20.3 Pink · ΔE 21.2 Dark grey · ΔE 22.5 Gray · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CBDAA

Analogous#BD8CB7, #BD928C

Triadic#9FBD8C, #8C9FBD

Split complementary#8CBD92, #8CB7BD

Tetradic#B8BD8C, #8CBDAA, #928CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EDF0

Lighter +20%#E2CDD5

Lighter +10%#D0ACBA

Darker −10%#AA6C84

Darker −20%#90536B

Darker −30%#704053

Darker −40%#4F2E3B

More saturated +25%#D4759A

Less saturated −25%#A6A3A4

Channel breakdown

R189

G140

B159

Red189 (74.1%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue336.73°

Saturation (HSL)27.07%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 8C · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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