Colour
#BF5149
- #BF5149
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#BF5149 is a red with RGB values 191, 81, 73 and HSL 4°, 48%, 52%. 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
#BF5149#BF5149
HEX#BF5149
RGBrgb(191, 81, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3176, 0.2863
RGB percentages74.9%, 31.8%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(4.1, 48%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.1, 61.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 57.6%, 61.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,538,185
CSS custom property--colour: #BF5149;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#40AEB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49B7BF
Analogous#BF497C, #BF8C49
Triadic#49BF51, #5149BF
Split complementary#49BF8C, #497CBF
Tetradic#7CBF49, #49B7BF, #8C49BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G81
B73
Red191 (74.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue4.07°
Saturation (HSL)47.97%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 51 · B 49
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