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Colour

#BDA8B2

  • #BDA8B2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDA8B2 is a red with RGB values 189, 168, 178 and HSL 331°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BDA8B2#BDA8B2
HEX#BDA8B2
RGBrgb(189, 168, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6588, 0.698
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(331.4, 13.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.4, 11.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 5.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,490
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA8B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#42574D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9ACB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAFB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C0A8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.8Silver · ΔE 11.8Thistle · ΔE 12.1Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8BDB3
Analogous#BDA8BC, #BDA8A8
Triadic#B2BDA8, #A8B2BD
Split complementary#A8BDA8, #A8BCBD
Tetradic#BCBDA8, #A8BDB3, #A8A8BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E2E5
Lighter +10%#D3C5CC
Darker −10%#A78B98
Darker −20%#916E7F
Darker −30%#745865
Darker −40%#57424C
More saturated +25%#D095B1
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R189
G168
B178
Red189 (74.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue331.43°
Saturation (HSL)13.73%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A8 · B B2

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