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Recognised as Colour

#BD8D84

  • #BD8D84
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8D84 is a red with RGB values 189, 141, 132 and HSL 9°, 30%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD8D84#BD8D84
HEX#BD8D84
RGBrgb(189, 141, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5529, 0.5176
RGB percentages74.1%, 55.3%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(9.5, 30.2%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 30.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 25.4%, 30.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,422,532
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8D84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#42727B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29C84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#C8878Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.3Dark salmon · ΔE 20.6Tan · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 21.6Light pink · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84B4BD
Analogous#BD8497, #BDA984
Triadic#84BD8D, #8D84BD
Split complementary#84BDA9, #8498BD
Tetradic#98BD84, #84B4BD, #A984BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E9E8
Lighter +20%#E1CBC6
Lighter +10%#CFACA5
Darker −10%#AB6E63
Darker −20%#8F574C
Darker −30%#6D433B
Darker −40%#4C2E29
More saturated +25%#D57D6C
Less saturated −25%#A59D9C

Channel breakdown

R189
G141
B132
Red189 (74.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue9.47°
Saturation (HSL)30.16%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 8D · B 84

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