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Colour

#BDA9A9

  • #BDA9A9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDA9A9 is a red with RGB values 189, 169, 169 and HSL 0°, 13%, 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

#BDA9A9#BDA9A9
HEX#BDA9A9
RGBrgb(189, 169, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.6627
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(0, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 10.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,737
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA9A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 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#425656

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACABA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AFA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2A7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 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 7.9Silver · ΔE 10.3Rosy brown · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 16.1Gainsboro · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9BDBD
Analogous#BDA9B3, #BDB3A9
Triadic#A9BDA9, #A9A9BD
Split complementary#A9BDB3, #A9B3BD
Tetradic#B3BDA9, #A9BDBD, #B3A9BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E3E3
Lighter +10%#D3C6C6
Darker −10%#A78C8C
Darker −20%#916F6F
Darker −30%#745959
Darker −40%#574343
More saturated +25%#D09696
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R189
G169
B169
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B A9

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