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Colour

#BDADAE

  • #BDADAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDADAE is a red with RGB values 189, 173, 174 and HSL 356°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BDADAE#BDADAE
HEX#BDADAE
RGBrgb(189, 173, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6784, 0.6824
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(356.3, 10.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 8.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 7.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,766
CSS custom property--colour: #BDADAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#425251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAFAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B2AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C1ACADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.7Silver · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 13.9Rosy brown · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 15.3Gainsboro · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBDBC
Analogous#BDADB6, #BDB4AD
Triadic#AEBDAD, #ADAEBD
Split complementary#ADBDB4, #ADB6BD
Tetradic#B6BDAD, #ADBDBC, #B4ADBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE6E6
Lighter +10%#D4C9CA
Darker −10%#A69192
Darker −20%#907476
Darker −30%#745D5F
Darker −40%#584648
More saturated +25%#D09B9E
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R189
G173
B174
Red189 (74.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue356.25°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AD · B AE

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