Recognised as Colour
#BDA0A0
- #BDA0A0
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BDA0A0 is a red with RGB values 189, 160, 160 and HSL 0°, 18%, 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
#BDA0A0#BDA0A0
HEX#BDA0A0
RGBrgb(189, 160, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6275, 0.6275
RGB percentages74.1%, 62.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(0, 18%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 15.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 15.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,424
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA0A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#425F5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0BDBD
Analogous#BDA0AF, #BDAFA0
Triadic#A0BDA0, #A0A0BD
Split complementary#A0BDAF, #A0AFBD
Tetradic#AFBDA0, #A0BDBD, #AFA0BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G160
B160
Red189 (74.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)18.01%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A0 · B A0
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