Colour

#BF8489

#BF8489
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF8489 is a red with RGB values 191, 132, 137 and HSL 355°, 32%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BF8489

RGBrgb(191, 132, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5176, 0.5373

RGB percentages74.9%, 51.8%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(354.9, 31.6%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 30.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 30.9%, 28.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,551,305

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#407B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8D89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9888no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#CA7F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.8 Light pink · ΔE 20.5 Pink · ΔE 22.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 23 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.4 Light coral · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84BFBA

Analogous#BF84A7, #BF9C84

Triadic#89BF84, #8489BF

Split complementary#84BF9C, #84A7BF

Tetradic#A6BF84, #84BFBA, #9C84BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E9EA

Lighter +20%#E2C7C9

Lighter +10%#D0A6A9

Darker −10%#AE6269

Darker −20%#914C52

Darker −30%#703A3F

Darker −40%#4E292C

More saturated +25%#D66D76

Less saturated −25%#A89B9C

Channel breakdown

R191

G132

B137

Red191 (74.9%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue354.92°

Saturation (HSL)31.55%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 84 · B 89

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Colour values

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