Recognised as Colour
#BDAAB3
- #BDAAB3
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDAAB3 is a red with RGB values 189, 170, 179 and HSL 332°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDAAB3#BDAAB3
HEX#BDAAB3
RGBrgb(189, 170, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6667, 0.702
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(331.6, 12.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.6, 10.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 5.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,003
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAAB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#42554C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AABDB4
Analogous#BDAABC, #BDABAA
Triadic#B3BDAA, #AAB3BD
Split complementary#AABDAB, #AABCBD
Tetradic#BCBDAA, #AABDB4, #AAAABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G170
B179
Red189 (74.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue331.58°
Saturation (HSL)12.58%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AA · B B3
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