Recognised as Colour
#BDADA1
- #BDADA1
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDADA1 is a orange with RGB values 189, 173, 161 and HSL 26°, 18%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDADA1#BDADA1
HEX#BDADA1
RGBrgb(189, 173, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6784, 0.6314
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(25.7, 17.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 14.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 14.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,753
CSS custom property--colour: #BDADA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#42525E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1B1BD
Analogous#BDA1A3, #BDBBA1
Triadic#A1BDAD, #ADA1BD
Split complementary#A1BDBB, #A1A3BD
Tetradic#A3BDA1, #A1B1BD, #BBA1BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G173
B161
Red189 (74.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue25.71°
Saturation (HSL)17.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AD · B A1
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