Colour
#BD9F9B
- #BD9F9B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BD9F9B is a red with RGB values 189, 159, 155 and HSL 7°, 20%, 67%. 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
#BD9F9B#BD9F9B
HEX#BD9F9B
RGBrgb(189, 159, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6235, 0.6078
RGB percentages74.1%, 62.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(7.1, 20.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 18%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 18%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,163
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9F9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#426064
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BB9BD
Analogous#BD9BA8, #BDB09B
Triadic#9BBD9F, #9F9BBD
Split complementary#9BBDB0, #9BA8BD
Tetradic#A8BD9B, #9BB9BD, #B09BBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G159
B155
Red189 (74.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue7.06°
Saturation (HSL)20.48%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9F · B 9B
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