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Recognised as Colour

#BF7A69

  • #BF7A69
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#BF7A69 is a red with RGB values 191, 122, 105 and HSL 12°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#BF7A69#BF7A69
HEX#BF7A69
RGBrgb(191, 122, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4784, 0.4118
RGB percentages74.9%, 47.8%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(11.9, 40.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.9, 45%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 36.1%, 45%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,548,713
CSS custom property--colour: #BF7A69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#408596

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8368no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9168no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#CE7076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.2Rosy brown · ΔE 17Light coral · ΔE 19.6Indian red · ΔE 20.5Sienna · ΔE 21.2Light salmon · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69AEBF
Analogous#BF6983, #BFA569
Triadic#69BF7A, #7A69BF
Split complementary#69BFA5, #6983BF
Tetradic#83BF69, #69AEBF, #A569BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9F8
Lighter +30%#EDD9D4
Lighter +20%#DEB9B0
Lighter +10%#CE9A8D
Darker −10%#AC5D49
Darker −20%#88493A
Darker −30%#64362B
Darker −40%#40231C
More saturated +25%#DA6A4E
Less saturated −25%#A48A84

Channel breakdown

R191
G122
B105
Red191 (74.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue11.86°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 7A · B 69

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