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Recognised as Colour

#BD949A

  • #BD949A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD949A is a red with RGB values 189, 148, 154 and HSL 351°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD949A#BD949A
HEX#BD949A
RGBrgb(189, 148, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5804, 0.6039
RGB percentages74.1%, 58%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(351.2, 23.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 21.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.7%, 18.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,424,346
CSS custom property--colour: #BD949A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#426B65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9A9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C59196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4.2Dark grey · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 19.3Light pink · ΔE 19.8Pink · ΔE 20Gray · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.24, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94BDB7
Analogous#BD94AF, #BDA394
Triadic#9ABD94, #949ABD
Split complementary#94BDA3, #94AFBD
Tetradic#AFBD94, #94BDB7, #A394BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F3F3
Lighter +20%#E4D3D6
Lighter +10%#D0B4B8
Darker −10%#AA747C
Darker −20%#915A62
Darker −30%#72464D
Darker −40%#523337
More saturated +25%#D37E8B
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R189
G148
B154
Red189 (74.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue351.22°
Saturation (HSL)23.7%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 94 · B 9A

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