Recognised as Colour

#BD8F8E

#BD8F8E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD8F8E is a red with RGB values 189, 143, 142 and HSL 1°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD8F8E

RGBrgb(189, 143, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5608, 0.5569

RGB percentages74.1%, 56.1%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(1.3, 26.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 24.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 24.3%, 24.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,423,054

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8F8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#427071

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97958Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29E8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#C78A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 0.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.5 Light pink · ΔE 20.5 Gray · ΔE 21.3 Pink · ΔE 21.4 Silver · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 0.74, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EBCBD

Analogous#BD8EA5, #BDA78E

Triadic#8EBD8F, #8F8EBD

Split complementary#8EBDA7, #8EA4BD

Tetradic#A5BD8E, #8EBCBD, #A78EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EFEF

Lighter +20%#E3CFCE

Lighter +10%#D0AFAE

Darker −10%#AA6F6E

Darker −20%#915654

Darker −30%#704342

Darker −40%#50302F

More saturated +25%#D37A78

Less saturated −25%#A7A4A4

Channel breakdown

R189

G143

B142

Red189 (74.1%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue1.28°

Saturation (HSL)26.26%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 8F · B 8E

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Colour harmonies

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