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Recognised as Colour

#BDADAB

  • #BDADAB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDADAB is a red with RGB values 189, 173, 171 and HSL 7°, 12%, 71%. 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

#BDADAB#BDADAB
HEX#BDADAB
RGBrgb(189, 173, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6784, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.8%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(6.7, 12%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 9.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 9.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,763
CSS custom property--colour: #BDADAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#425254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0AFABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B2ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#C1ABACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.8Silver · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 14Rosy brown · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 16.7Gainsboro · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBBBD
Analogous#BDABB2, #BDB6AB
Triadic#ABBDAD, #ADABBD
Split complementary#ABBDB6, #ABB2BD
Tetradic#B2BDAB, #ABBBBD, #B6ABBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE5E4
Lighter +10%#D3C9C8
Darker −10%#A7918E
Darker −20%#907572
Darker −30%#745E5B
Darker −40%#574745
More saturated +25%#D09E98
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R189
G173
B171
Red189 (74.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AD · B AB

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