Colour
#BDB2B0
- #BDB2B0
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BDB2B0 is a red with RGB values 189, 178, 176 and HSL 9°, 9%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BDB2B0#BDB2B0
HEX#BDB2B0
RGBrgb(189, 178, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.698, 0.6902
RGB percentages74.1%, 69.8%, 69%
HSLhsl(9.2, 9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 6.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 6.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,048
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB2B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#424D4F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0BBBD
Analogous#BDB0B4, #BDB8B0
Triadic#B0BDB2, #B2B0BD
Split complementary#B0BDB8, #B0B4BD
Tetradic#B4BDB0, #B0BBBD, #B8B0BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G178
B176
Red189 (74.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue9.23°
Saturation (HSL)8.97%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B2 · B B0
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