Colour

#BF8775

#BF8775
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF8775 is a red with RGB values 191, 135, 117 and HSL 15°, 37%, 60%. 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

#BF8775#BF8775

HEX#BF8775

RGBrgb(191, 135, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5294, 0.4588

RGB percentages74.9%, 52.9%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(14.6, 36.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.6, 38.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 29.3%, 38.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,552,053

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8775;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#40788A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948D74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29975no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CC7F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.6 Tan · ΔE 20.5 Burlywood · ΔE 23 Light coral · ΔE 24.2 Light salmon · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75ADBF

Analogous#BF7588, #BFAC75

Triadic#75BF87, #8775BF

Split complementary#75BFAC, #7588BF

Tetradic#88BF75, #75ADBF, #AC75BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE2DE

Lighter +20%#DFC4BB

Lighter +10%#CFA598

Darker −10%#AF6952

Darker −20%#8D5441

Darker −30%#6A3F31

Darker −40%#472A21

More saturated +25%#D87A5C

Less saturated −25%#A6948E

Channel breakdown

R191

G135

B117

Red191 (74.9%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue14.59°

Saturation (HSL)36.63%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 87 · B 75

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