Recognised as Colour

#BD9186

#BD9186
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD9186 is a red with RGB values 189, 145, 134 and HSL 12°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD9186

RGBrgb(189, 145, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5686, 0.5255

RGB percentages74.1%, 56.9%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(12, 29.4%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 29.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 23.3%, 29.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,423,558

CSS custom property--colour: #BD9186;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32791WCAG 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 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#426E79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B9685no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59E86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C88B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6 Tan · ΔE 19.2 Dark grey · ΔE 20.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.1 Gray · ΔE 22 Light pink · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86B2BD

Analogous#BD8696, #BDAC86

Triadic#86BD91, #9186BD

Split complementary#86BDAC, #8696BD

Tetradic#96BD86, #86B2BD, #AC86BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3EBE9

Lighter +20%#E1CDC8

Lighter +10%#CFAFA7

Darker −10%#AB7365

Darker −20%#8F5B4E

Darker −30%#6E463C

Darker −40%#4D312A

More saturated +25%#D4836F

Less saturated −25%#A69F9D

Channel breakdown

R189

G145

B134

Red189 (74.1%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 91 · B 86

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

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