All About Color #BD9999

#BD9999

About #BD9999

#BD9999 is a light red color with the hex code #BD9999. In RGB it is red 189, green 153, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 21%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 19%, 19%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.57:1 on white and 8.18:1 on black.

#BD9999 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, 99, 99
CMYK0.00%, 19.05%, 19.05%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 153, 153
HSL0°, 21%, 67%
RGB Octal275, 231, 231
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 19.05%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10011001, 10011001
CIE-L*AB66.44, 13.39, 5.07
RGB Percent74.12%, 60.00%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH66.44, 14.32, 20.73
XYZ38.13, 35.90, 35.06
CIE-L*UV66.44, 22.33, 4.82
xyY0.35, 0.33, 35.90
Hunter-Lab59.92, 8.73, 7.25
RYB74.12%, 60.00%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BD9999 on a dark background: contrast 8.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BD9999 on a light background: contrast 2.57:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BD9999, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BD9999. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BD9999 · #E1D1D1 · #976363 · #99BDBD · #D1E1E1

Analogous palette

#BD99BD · #BD99AB · #BD9999 · #BDAB99 · #BDBD99

Triadic palette

#BD9999 · #99BD99 · #9999BD · #E1D1D1 · #D1E1D1

Tetradic palette

#BD9999 · #ABBD99 · #99BDBD · #AB99BD · #976363

Monochromatic palette

#724B4B · #9E6B6B · #BD9999 · #DBC7C7 · #F5F0F0

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