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Recognised as Colour

#BF5E6B

  • #BF5E6B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BF5E6B is a red with RGB values 191, 94, 107 and HSL 352°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BF5E6B#BF5E6B
HEX#BF5E6B
RGBrgb(191, 94, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3686, 0.4196
RGB percentages74.9%, 36.9%, 42%
HSLhsl(352, 43.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352, 50.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 50.8%, 44%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,541,547
CSS custom property--colour: #BF5E6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#40A194

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72706Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8369no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CE5263no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.1Pale violetred · ΔE 14.7Light coral · ΔE 16.7Salmon · ΔE 24.2Brown · ΔE 26.1Rosy brown · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EBFB2
Analogous#BF5E9C, #BF825E
Triadic#6BBF5E, #5E6BBF
Split complementary#5EBF81, #5E9CBF
Tetradic#9CBF5E, #5EBFB2, #815EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F0F1
Lighter +30%#EBCBD0
Lighter +20%#DCA7AE
Lighter +10%#CE828D
Darker −10%#A74350
Darker −20%#83343F
Darker −30%#5E262D
Darker −40%#3A171C
More saturated +25%#DB4256
Less saturated −25%#A37A80

Channel breakdown

R191
G94
B107
Red191 (74.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue351.96°
Saturation (HSL)43.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 5E · B 6B

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