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Colour

#BDAEAB

  • #BDAEAB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDAEAB is a red with RGB values 189, 174, 171 and HSL 10°, 12%, 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

#BDAEAB#BDAEAB
HEX#BDAEAB
RGBrgb(189, 174, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6824, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(10, 12%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 9.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 9.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,019
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAEAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#425154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B0ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B2ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C1ACADno 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 text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.7Silver · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 13.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Gainsboro · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBABD
Analogous#BDABB1, #BDB7AB
Triadic#ABBDAE, #AEABBD
Split complementary#ABBDB7, #ABB1BD
Tetradic#B1BDAB, #ABBABD, #B7ABBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE5E4
Lighter +10%#D3CAC8
Darker −10%#A7928E
Darker −20%#907772
Darker −30%#745F5B
Darker −40%#574845
More saturated +25%#D0A298
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R189
G174
B171
Red189 (74.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AE · B AB

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