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Recognised as Colour

#BDACA9

  • #BDACA9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDACA9 is a red with RGB values 189, 172, 169 and HSL 9°, 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

#BDACA9#BDACA9
HEX#BDACA9
RGBrgb(189, 172, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6745, 0.6627
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(9, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 10.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,505
CSS custom property--colour: #BDACA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43188WCAG 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 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#425356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAEA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B1A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C1AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.2Silver · ΔE 9Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3Light grey · ΔE 14.5Thistle · ΔE 17.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9BABD
Analogous#BDA9B0, #BDB6A9
Triadic#A9BDAC, #ACA9BD
Split complementary#A9BDB6, #A9B0BD
Tetradic#B0BDA9, #A9BABD, #B6A9BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E4E3
Lighter +10%#D3C8C6
Darker −10%#A7908C
Darker −20%#91746F
Darker −30%#745D59
Darker −40%#574643
More saturated +25%#D09F96
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R189
G172
B169
Red189 (74.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue9°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AC · B A9

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