Recognised as Colour
#BD928C
- #BD928C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BD928C is a red with RGB values 189, 146, 140 and HSL 7°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BD928C#BD928C
HEX#BD928C
RGBrgb(189, 146, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5725, 0.549
RGB percentages74.1%, 57.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(7.3, 27.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.3, 25.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 22.8%, 25.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,423,820
CSS custom property--colour: #BD928C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#426D73
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CB7BD
Analogous#BD8C9F, #BDAB8C
Triadic#8CBD92, #928CBD
Split complementary#8CBDAA, #8C9FBD
Tetradic#9FBD8C, #8CB7BD, #AA8CBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G146
B140
Red189 (74.1%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue7.35°
Saturation (HSL)27.07%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 92 · B 8C
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