Colour

#BF505B

#BF505B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BF505B is a red with RGB values 191, 80, 91 and HSL 354°, 46%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BF505B#BF505B

HEX#BF505B

RGBrgb(191, 80, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3137, 0.3569

RGB percentages74.9%, 31.4%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(354.1, 46.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.1, 58.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 58.1%, 52.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,537,947

CSS custom property--colour: #BF505B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#40AFA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69665Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#867D58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D03F54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.3 Light coral · ΔE 17.7 Brown · ΔE 18.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.7 Salmon · ΔE 22.3 Firebrick · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50BFB4

Analogous#BF5092, #BF7D50

Triadic#5BBF50, #505BBF

Split complementary#50BF7D, #5093BF

Tetradic#93BF50, #50BFB4, #7D50BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E5E7

Lighter +30%#E8C0C4

Lighter +20%#DA9BA1

Lighter +10%#CD757E

Darker −10%#A13B45

Darker −20%#7C2D35

Darker −30%#562025

Darker −40%#311215

More saturated +25%#DD3243

Less saturated −25%#A16E73

Channel breakdown

R191

G80

B91

Red191 (74.9%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue354.05°

Saturation (HSL)46.44%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 50 · B 5B

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