Recognised as Colour
#BD9797
- #BD9797
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BD9797 is a red with RGB values 189, 151, 151 and HSL 0°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BD9797#BD9797
HEX#BD9797
RGBrgb(189, 151, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5922, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(0, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 20.1%, 20.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,425,111
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9797;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#426868
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BDBD
Analogous#BD97AA, #BDAA97
Triadic#97BD97, #9797BD
Split complementary#97BDAA, #97AABD
Tetradic#AABD97, #97BDBD, #AA97BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G151
B151
Red189 (74.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 97 · B 97
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