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Recognised as Colour

#BDA0A1

  • #BDA0A1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BDA0A1 is a red with RGB values 189, 160, 161 and HSL 358°, 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

#BDA0A1#BDA0A1
HEX#BDA0A1
RGBrgb(189, 160, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6275, 0.6314
RGB percentages74.1%, 62.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(357.9, 18%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 15.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 14.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,425
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA0A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38534WCAG 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 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#425F5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A4A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA9A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C39EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.5Dark grey · ΔE 11.4Silver · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 18.7Light grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0BDBC
Analogous#BDA0B0, #BDAEA0
Triadic#A1BDA0, #A0A1BD
Split complementary#A0BDAE, #A0B0BD
Tetradic#B0BDA0, #A0BDBC, #AEA0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAFA
Lighter +20%#E7DCDD
Lighter +10%#D2BEBF
Darker −10%#A88283
Darker −20%#926567
Darker −30%#745052
Darker −40%#563B3C
More saturated +25%#D18C8E
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R189
G160
B161
Red189 (74.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue357.93°
Saturation (HSL)18.01%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A0 · B A1

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