Colour

#BDA4A0

#BDA4A0
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BDA4A0 is a red with RGB values 189, 164, 160 and HSL 8°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BDA4A0#BDA4A0

HEX#BDA4A0

RGBrgb(189, 164, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6431, 0.6275

RGB percentages74.1%, 64.3%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(8.3, 18%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 15.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 13.2%, 15.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,428,448

CSS custom property--colour: #BDA4A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#425B5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9A7A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFABA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C3A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 10.4 Silver · ΔE 13 Light grey · ΔE 18.2 Gray · ΔE 18.7 Thistle · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0B9BD

Analogous#BDA0AB, #BDB3A0

Triadic#A0BDA4, #A4A0BD

Split complementary#A0BDB3, #A0AABD

Tetradic#AABDA0, #A0B9BD, #B3A0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFA

Lighter +20%#E7DEDC

Lighter +10%#D2C1BE

Darker −10%#A88782

Darker −20%#926B65

Darker −30%#745550

Darker −40%#563F3B

More saturated +25%#D1958C

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R189

G164

B160

Red189 (74.1%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue8.28°

Saturation (HSL)18.01%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G A4 · B A0

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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