Recognised as Colour

#BF114B

#BF114B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BF114B is a red with RGB values 191, 17, 75 and HSL 340°, 84%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BF114B#BF114B

HEX#BF114B

RGBrgb(191, 17, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0667, 0.2941

RGB percentages74.9%, 6.7%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(340, 83.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 91.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 91.1%, 60.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,521,803

CSS custom property--colour: #BF114B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#40EEB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4B4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#766D47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D2002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.8 Brown · ΔE 21.5 Firebrick · ΔE 23.8 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#11BF85

Analogous#BF11A2, #BF2E11

Triadic#4BBF11, #114BBF

Split complementary#11BF2E, #11A2BF

Tetradic#A2BF11, #11BF85, #2E11BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7A5C0

Lighter +30%#F376A0

Lighter +20%#EF477F

Lighter +10%#EA195F

Darker −10%#900D39

Darker −20%#610926

Darker −30%#330414

Darker −40%#040001

More saturated +25%#D00045

Less saturated −25%#A52B54

Channel breakdown

R191

G17

B75

Red191 (74.9%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)83.65%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 11 · B 4B

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BF114B (chemical formula)

Formula
2,187.392 g/mol
116 atoms

BF114B has a molar mass of 2,187.392 g/mol, made up of 116 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 114 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,187.392 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule116

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.6322499 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.7531146 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B1%

F99%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.988%

Fluorine (F × 114)2,165.772 g/mol, 99.012%

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