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Recognised as Colour

#BDA5A4

  • #BDA5A4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDA5A4 is a red with RGB values 189, 165, 164 and HSL 2°, 16%, 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

#BDA5A4#BDA5A4
HEX#BDA5A4
RGBrgb(189, 165, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6471, 0.6431
RGB percentages74.1%, 64.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(2.4, 15.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.4, 13.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 13.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,708
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA5A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#425A5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A8A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFACA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#C3A3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.4Rosy brown · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 12.3Thistle · ΔE 17.2Light grey · ΔE 17.5Gray · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4BCBD
Analogous#BDA4AF, #BDB1A4
Triadic#A4BDA5, #A5A4BD
Split complementary#A4BDB1, #A4B0BD
Tetradic#B0BDA4, #A4BCBD, #B2A4BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFD
Lighter +20%#E8DFDF
Lighter +10%#D2C2C2
Darker −10%#A88886
Darker −20%#916B6A
Darker −30%#745554
Darker −40%#56403F
More saturated +25%#D19390
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R189
G165
B164
Red189 (74.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue2.4°
Saturation (HSL)15.92%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A5 · B A4

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