Colour

#BF877C

#BF877C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF877C is a red with RGB values 191, 135, 124 and HSL 10°, 34%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BF877C#BF877C

HEX#BF877C

RGBrgb(191, 135, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5294, 0.4863

RGB percentages74.9%, 52.9%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(9.9, 34.4%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.9, 35.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 29.3%, 35.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,552,060

CSS custom property--colour: #BF877C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#407883

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938E7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0997Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CB8084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.6 Tan · ΔE 22.4 Light pink · ΔE 23.1 Light coral · ΔE 23.8 Pink · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CB4BF

Analogous#BF7C93, #BFA97C

Triadic#7CBF87, #877CBF

Split complementary#7CBFA9, #7C93BF

Tetradic#93BF7C, #7CB4BF, #A97CBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E5E3

Lighter +20%#E0C6C1

Lighter +10%#D0A69E

Darker −10%#AE685A

Darker −20%#8F5246

Darker −30%#6D3E35

Darker −40%#4B2B24

More saturated +25%#D77764

Less saturated −25%#A79794

Channel breakdown

R191

G135

B124

Red191 (74.9%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue9.85°

Saturation (HSL)34.36%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 87 · B 7C

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BF877C (chemical formula)

Formula
16,684.067 g/mol
879 atoms

BF877C has a molar mass of 16,684.067 g/mol, made up of 879 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 877 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass16,684.067 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule879

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.7704545 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.609516 × 10^19

Composition by mass

B0.1%

F99.9%

C0.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.065%

Fluorine (F × 877)16,661.246 g/mol, 99.863%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.072%

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