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Recognised as Colour

#BD9EAB

  • #BD9EAB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BD9EAB is a red with RGB values 189, 158, 171 and HSL 335°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BD9EAB#BD9EAB
HEX#BD9EAB
RGBrgb(189, 158, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6196, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.1%, 62%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(334.8, 19%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.8, 16.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 9.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,923
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9EAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#426154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A3ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A8AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C29DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 13.7Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 16.8Pink · ΔE 19.5Gray · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EBDB0
Analogous#BD9EBB, #BDA19E
Triadic#ABBD9E, #9EABBD
Split complementary#9EBDA1, #9EBBBD
Tetradic#BBBD9E, #9EBDB0, #A19EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9FA
Lighter +20%#E6DBE0
Lighter +10%#D2BCC5
Darker −10%#A88091
Darker −20%#926377
Darker −30%#734F5E
Darker −40%#553A45
More saturated +25%#D18AA8
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R189
G158
B171
Red189 (74.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue334.84°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9E · B AB

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