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Recognised as Colour

#BF5A69

  • #BF5A69
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BF5A69 is a red with RGB values 191, 90, 105 and HSL 351°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BF5A69#BF5A69
HEX#BF5A69
RGBrgb(191, 90, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3529, 0.4118
RGB percentages74.9%, 35.3%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(351.1, 44.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 52.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 45%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,540,521
CSS custom property--colour: #BF5A69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#40A596

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F6D69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#888267no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CF4D60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.7Pale violetred · ΔE 14.6Light coral · ΔE 17.3Salmon · ΔE 24.4Brown · ΔE 25Rosy brown · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ABFB0
Analogous#BF5A9B, #BF7D5A
Triadic#69BF5A, #5A69BF
Split complementary#5ABF7E, #5A9BBF
Tetradic#9CBF5A, #5ABFB0, #7E5ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EDEF
Lighter +30%#EAC8CD
Lighter +20%#DCA3AC
Lighter +10%#CD7F8A
Darker −10%#A6404F
Darker −20%#81323E
Darker −30%#5C242C
Darker −40%#37161B
More saturated +25%#DC3D55
Less saturated −25%#A2777D

Channel breakdown

R191
G90
B105
Red191 (74.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue351.09°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 5A · B 69

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