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Recognised as Colour

#BD8D8A

  • #BD8D8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8D8A is a red with RGB values 189, 141, 138 and HSL 4°, 28%, 64%. 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

#BD8D8A#BD8D8A
HEX#BD8D8A
RGBrgb(189, 141, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5529, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.1%, 55.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(3.5, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.5, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 25.4%, 27%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,422,538
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#427275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96938Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19C89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C7888Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 2.3Dark grey · ΔE 20.7Light pink · ΔE 21Gray · ΔE 22Pink · ΔE 22.1Dark salmon · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 2.31, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABABD
Analogous#BD8AA0, #BDA78A
Triadic#8ABD8D, #8D8ABD
Split complementary#8ABDA6, #8AA1BD
Tetradic#A0BD8A, #8ABABD, #A68ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4ECEC
Lighter +20%#E2CDCB
Lighter +10%#CFADAB
Darker −10%#AB6D69
Darker −20%#905551
Darker −30%#6F423F
Darker −40%#4F2E2C
More saturated +25%#D47973
Less saturated −25%#A6A1A1

Channel breakdown

R189
G141
B138
Red189 (74.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue3.53°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 8D · B 8A

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