Recognised as Colour

#BF725A

#BF725A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BF725A is a red with RGB values 191, 114, 90 and HSL 14°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BF725A#BF725A

HEX#BF725A

RGBrgb(191, 114, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4471, 0.3529

RGB percentages74.9%, 44.7%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(14.3, 44.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.3, 52.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 40.3%, 52.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,546,650

CSS custom property--colour: #BF725A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#408DA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857C58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#988C59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CF656Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14 Sienna · ΔE 15.4 Indian red · ΔE 17.6 Light coral · ΔE 19.3 Light salmon · ΔE 20.8 Salmon · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5AA7BF

Analogous#BF5A75, #BFA45A

Triadic#5ABF72, #725ABF

Split complementary#5ABFA4, #5A75BF

Tetradic#75BF5A, #5AA7BF, #A45ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F0ED

Lighter +30%#EAD0C8

Lighter +20%#DCB1A3

Lighter +10%#CD917F

Darker −10%#A65840

Darker −20%#814532

Darker −30%#5C3124

Darker −40%#371E16

More saturated +25%#DC633D

Less saturated −25%#A28177

Channel breakdown

R191

G114

B90

Red191 (74.9%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue14.26°

Saturation (HSL)44.1%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 72 · B 5A

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Colour values

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