Recognised as Colour
#BD9C95
- #BD9C95
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BD9C95 is a red with RGB values 189, 156, 149 and HSL 11°, 23%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BD9C95#BD9C95
HEX#BD9C95
RGBrgb(189, 156, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6118, 0.5843
RGB percentages74.1%, 61.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(10.5, 23.3%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 21.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 21.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,389
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9C95;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#42636A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95B6BD
Analogous#BD95A2, #BDB095
Triadic#95BD9C, #9C95BD
Split complementary#95BDB0, #95A2BD
Tetradic#A2BD95, #95B6BD, #B095BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G156
B149
Red189 (74.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue10.5°
Saturation (HSL)23.26%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9C · B 95
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