Colour
#BD9FA7
- #BD9FA7
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BD9FA7 is a red with RGB values 189, 159, 167 and HSL 344°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BD9FA7#BD9FA7
HEX#BD9FA7
RGBrgb(189, 159, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6235, 0.6549
RGB percentages74.1%, 62.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(344, 18.5%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344, 15.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 11.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,175
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9FA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#426058
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FBDB5
Analogous#BD9FB6, #BDA69F
Triadic#A7BD9F, #9FA7BD
Split complementary#9FBDA6, #9FB6BD
Tetradic#B6BD9F, #9FBDB5, #A69FBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G159
B167
Red189 (74.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue344°
Saturation (HSL)18.52%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9F · B A7
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