Recognised as Colour

#BD97AA

#BD97AA
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD97AA is a red with RGB values 189, 151, 170 and HSL 330°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD97AA#BD97AA

HEX#BD97AA

RGBrgb(189, 151, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5922, 0.6667

RGB percentages74.1%, 59.2%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(330, 22.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 20.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 20.1%, 10.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,425,130

CSS custom property--colour: #BD97AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#426855

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A9EABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A4A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C3979Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 15 Dark grey · ΔE 18.1 Pink · ΔE 20.1 Light pink · ΔE 20.5 Silver · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97BDAA

Analogous#BD97BD, #BD9797

Triadic#AABD97, #97AABD

Split complementary#97BD97, #97BDBD

Tetradic#BDBD97, #97BDAA, #9797BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F5F7

Lighter +20%#E5D5DD

Lighter +10%#D1B6C4

Darker −10%#A97891

Darker −20%#925C77

Darker −30%#72495E

Darker −40%#533544

More saturated +25%#D282AA

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R189

G151

B170

Red189 (74.1%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)22.35%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 97 · B AA

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