Recognised as Colour

#BF7D78

#BF7D78
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF7D78 is a red with RGB values 191, 125, 120 and HSL 4°, 36%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BF7D78

RGBrgb(191, 125, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4902, 0.4706

RGB percentages74.9%, 49%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(4.2, 35.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.2, 37.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 34.6%, 37.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,549,496

CSS custom property--colour: #BF7D78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#408287

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8677no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9377no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CC757Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3 Light coral · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 22.4 Light pink · ΔE 23.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78BABF

Analogous#BF7897, #BFA178

Triadic#78BF7D, #7D78BF

Split complementary#78BFA1, #7896BF

Tetradic#97BF78, #78BABF, #A178BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E1E0

Lighter +20%#E0C0BD

Lighter +10%#CF9E9B

Darker −10%#AF5C55

Darker −20%#8E4843

Darker −30%#6B3733

Darker −40%#492522

More saturated +25%#D8685F

Less saturated −25%#A69291

Channel breakdown

R191

G125

B120

Red191 (74.9%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue4.23°

Saturation (HSL)35.68%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 7D · B 78

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