Recognised as Colour

#BF6D63

#BF6D63
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BF6D63 is a red with RGB values 191, 109, 99 and HSL 7°, 42%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BF6D63#BF6D63

HEX#BF6D63

RGBrgb(191, 109, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4275, 0.3882

RGB percentages74.9%, 42.7%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(6.5, 41.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 48.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 42.9%, 48.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,545,379

CSS custom property--colour: #BF6D63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#40929C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807962no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#948A62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CE616Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.7 Light coral · ΔE 15.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.1 Sienna · ΔE 19.5 Salmon · ΔE 20.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63B5BF

Analogous#BF6387, #BF9B63

Triadic#63BF6D, #6D63BF

Split complementary#63BF9B, #6387BF

Tetradic#87BF63, #63B5BF, #9B63BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF4F4

Lighter +30%#ECD3CF

Lighter +20%#DDB1AB

Lighter +10%#CE8F87

Darker −10%#A95046

Darker −20%#853F37

Darker −30%#612E28

Darker −40%#3D1D19

More saturated +25%#DB5748

Less saturated −25%#A3837F

Channel breakdown

R191

G109

B99

Red191 (74.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue6.52°

Saturation (HSL)41.82%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 6D · B 63

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