Recognised as Colour

#BF566F

#BF566F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BF566F is a red with RGB values 191, 86, 111 and HSL 346°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BF566F#BF566F

HEX#BF566F

RGBrgb(191, 86, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3373, 0.4353

RGB percentages74.9%, 33.7%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(345.7, 45.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 55%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 55%, 41.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,539,503

CSS custom property--colour: #BF566F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#40A990

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6C70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#85806Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CE4A5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

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

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

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

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.8 Indian red · ΔE 15.8 Light coral · ΔE 20.4 Brown · ΔE 27.7 Salmon · ΔE 28 Hot pink · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56BFA6

Analogous#BF56A3, #BF7256

Triadic#6FBF56, #566FBF

Split complementary#56BF72, #56A3BF

Tetradic#A3BF56, #56BFA6, #7256BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EAED

Lighter +30%#E9C5CE

Lighter +20%#DBA0AE

Lighter +10%#CD7B8F

Darker −10%#A43E56

Darker −20%#7F3043

Darker −30%#5A222F

Darker −40%#35141C

More saturated +25%#DC3960

Less saturated −25%#A2737E

Channel breakdown

R191

G86

B111

Red191 (74.9%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue345.71°

Saturation (HSL)45.06%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 56 · B 6F

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BF566F (chemical formula)

Formula
10,782.676 g/mol
568 atoms

BF566F has a molar mass of 10,782.676 g/mol, made up of 568 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 567 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,782.676 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule568

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7905055 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.585015 × 10^19

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

B0.1%

F99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.1%

Fluorine (F × 567)10,771.866 g/mol, 99.9%

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