Colour

#BF4D51

#BF4D51
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BF4D51 is a red with RGB values 191, 77, 81 and HSL 358°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#BF4D51

RGBrgb(191, 77, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.302, 0.3176

RGB percentages74.9%, 30.2%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(357.9, 47.1%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 59.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 59.7%, 57.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,537,169

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4D51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#40B2AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696450no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#867B4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D0394Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 5.4 Brown · ΔE 14.5 Light coral · ΔE 18.3 Salmon · ΔE 20.5 Firebrick · ΔE 21 Sienna · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DBFBB

Analogous#BF4D8A, #BF824D

Triadic#51BF4D, #4D51BF

Split complementary#4DBF82, #4D8ABF

Tetradic#8ABF4D, #4DBFBB, #824DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E3E4

Lighter +30%#E7BEBF

Lighter +20%#DA989A

Lighter +10%#CC7376

Darker −10%#A0393D

Darker −20%#7A2C2F

Darker −30%#551E20

Darker −40%#2F1112

More saturated +25%#DD2F35

Less saturated −25%#A16B6D

Channel breakdown

R191

G77

B81

Red191 (74.9%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue357.89°

Saturation (HSL)47.11%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 4D · B 51

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Colour values

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