Recognised as Colour
#BDA9AD
- #BDA9AD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDA9AD is a red with RGB values 189, 169, 173 and HSL 348°, 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
#BDA9AD#BDA9AD
HEX#BDA9AD
RGBrgb(189, 169, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(348, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 8.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,741
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA9AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42212WCAG 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 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#425652
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9BDB9
Analogous#BDA9B7, #BDAFA9
Triadic#ADBDA9, #A9ADBD
Split complementary#A9BDAF, #A9B7BD
Tetradic#B7BDA9, #A9BDB9, #AFA9BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G169
B173
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B AD
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