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Recognised as Colour

#BF6D64

  • #BF6D64
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BF6D64 is a red with RGB values 191, 109, 100 and HSL 6°, 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

#BF6D64#BF6D64
HEX#BF6D64
RGBrgb(191, 109, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4275, 0.3922
RGB percentages74.9%, 42.7%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(5.9, 41.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 47.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 42.9%, 47.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,545,380
CSS custom property--colour: #BF6D64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#40929B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#807963no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#938A63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CE616Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 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 text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.7Light coral · ΔE 15.9Dark salmon · ΔE 17.4Sienna · ΔE 20Salmon · ΔE 20.8Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64B6BF
Analogous#BF6489, #BF9A64
Triadic#64BF6D, #6D64BF
Split complementary#64BF9B, #6488BF
Tetradic#89BF64, #64B6BF, #9B64BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF5F4
Lighter +30%#ECD3D0
Lighter +20%#DDB1AC
Lighter +10%#CE8F88
Darker −10%#AA5046
Darker −20%#863F37
Darker −30%#622E28
Darker −40%#3E1D19
More saturated +25%#DA5749
Less saturated −25%#A4837F

Channel breakdown

R191
G109
B100
Red191 (74.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue5.93°
Saturation (HSL)41.55%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 6D · B 64

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