Recognised as Colour

#BF5F4C

#BF5F4C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BF5F4C is a red with RGB values 191, 95, 76 and HSL 10°, 47%, 52%. 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

#BF5F4C#BF5F4C

HEX#BF5F4C

RGBrgb(191, 95, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3725, 0.298

RGB percentages74.9%, 37.3%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(9.9, 47.3%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.9, 60.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 50.3%, 60.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,541,772

CSS custom property--colour: #BF5F4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#40A0B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#776E4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F834Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D04E5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.5 Sienna · ΔE 12.9 Salmon · ΔE 17.8 Light coral · ΔE 18.2 Brown · ΔE 19.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4CACBF

Analogous#BF4C72, #BF994C

Triadic#4CBF5F, #5F4CBF

Split complementary#4CBF99, #4C73BF

Tetradic#72BF4C, #4CACBF, #994CBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E5E2

Lighter +30%#E7C4BD

Lighter +20%#DAA297

Lighter +10%#CC8172

Darker −10%#9F4A39

Darker −20%#7A382B

Darker −30%#54271E

Darker −40%#2E1611

More saturated +25%#DD4B2E

Less saturated −25%#A1736A

Channel breakdown

R191

G95

B76

Red191 (74.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue9.91°

Saturation (HSL)47.33%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 5F · B 4C

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BF5F4C (chemical formula)

Formula
193.803 g/mol
11 atoms

BF5F4C has a molar mass of 193.803 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 9 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass193.803 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.2181745 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1073517 × 10^21

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

B5.6%

F88.2%

C6.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.578%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 88.225%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.198%

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