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Recognised as Colour

#BF786D

  • #BF786D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF786D is a red with RGB values 191, 120, 109 and HSL 8°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BF786D#BF786D
HEX#BF786D
RGBrgb(191, 120, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4706, 0.4275
RGB percentages74.9%, 47.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(8, 39%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8, 42.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 42.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,548,205
CSS custom property--colour: #BF786D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#408792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88826Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#99906Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CD6E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8Dark salmon · ΔE 15.9Light coral · ΔE 18.5Indian red · ΔE 19.3Sienna · ΔE 22.8Salmon · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DB4BF
Analogous#BF6D8B, #BFA16D
Triadic#6DBF78, #786DBF
Split complementary#6DBFA1, #6D8BBF
Tetradic#8BBF6D, #6DB4BF, #A16DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFB
Lighter +30%#EEDAD7
Lighter +20%#DEBAB4
Lighter +10%#CF9990
Darker −10%#AD594C
Darker −20%#8A473C
Darker −30%#66352D
Darker −40%#43221D
More saturated +25%#D96553
Less saturated −25%#A58B87

Channel breakdown

R191
G120
B109
Red191 (74.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue8.05°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 78 · B 6D

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