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Recognised as Colour

#BDA1AB

  • #BDA1AB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BDA1AB is a red with RGB values 189, 161, 171 and HSL 339°, 18%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BDA1AB#BDA1AB
HEX#BDA1AB
RGBrgb(189, 161, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6314, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(338.6, 17.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 14.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 9.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,691
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA1AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#425E54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A6ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAAAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C2A0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.8Dark grey · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 14.9Gray · ΔE 19.5Pink · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1BDB3
Analogous#BDA1B9, #BDA5A1
Triadic#ABBDA1, #A1ABBD
Split complementary#A1BDA5, #A1B9BD
Tetradic#B9BDA1, #A1BDB3, #A5A1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFB
Lighter +20%#E7DDE1
Lighter +10%#D2BFC6
Darker −10%#A88390
Darker −20%#926676
Darker −30%#74515E
Darker −40%#563C45
More saturated +25%#D18DA5
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R189
G161
B171
Red189 (74.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue338.57°
Saturation (HSL)17.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A1 · B AB

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