Recognised as Colour
#BD9897
- #BD9897
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BD9897 is a red with RGB values 189, 152, 151 and HSL 2°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BD9897#BD9897
HEX#BD9897
RGBrgb(189, 152, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5961, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(1.6, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 20.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,425,367
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9897;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#426768
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BCBD
Analogous#BD97A9, #BDAB97
Triadic#97BD98, #9897BD
Split complementary#97BDAB, #97A9BD
Tetradic#A9BD97, #97BCBD, #AB97BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G152
B151
Red189 (74.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue1.58°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 98 · B 97
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