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Recognised as Colour

#BDA5A1

  • #BDA5A1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDA5A1 is a red with RGB values 189, 165, 161 and HSL 9°, 18%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BDA5A1#BDA5A1
HEX#BDA5A1
RGBrgb(189, 165, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6471, 0.6314
RGB percentages74.1%, 64.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(8.6, 17.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 14.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 14.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,705
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA5A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#425A5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA8A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFACA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#C3A2A4no 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 text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.7Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9Silver · ΔE 12.5Light grey · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 18.6Gray · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1B9BD
Analogous#BDA1AB, #BDB3A1
Triadic#A1BDA5, #A5A1BD
Split complementary#A1BDB3, #A1ABBD
Tetradic#ABBDA1, #A1B9BD, #B3A1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFB
Lighter +20%#E7DEDD
Lighter +10%#D2C2BF
Darker −10%#A88883
Darker −20%#926D66
Darker −30%#745651
Darker −40%#56403C
More saturated +25%#D1978D
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R189
G165
B161
Red189 (74.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)17.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A5 · B A1

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