Colour
#BDA6AF
- #BDA6AF
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDA6AF is a red with RGB values 189, 166, 175 and HSL 337°, 15%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDA6AF#BDA6AF
HEX#BDA6AF
RGBrgb(189, 166, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.651, 0.6863
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(336.5, 14.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.5, 12.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 7.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,975
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA6AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#425950
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6BDB4
Analogous#BDA6BB, #BDA9A6
Triadic#AFBDA6, #A6AFBD
Split complementary#A6BDA9, #A6BBBD
Tetradic#BABDA6, #A6BDB4, #A8A6BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G166
B175
Red189 (74.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue336.52°
Saturation (HSL)14.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A6 · B AF
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