Recognised as Colour

#BF8A9C

#BF8A9C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF8A9C is a red with RGB values 191, 138, 156 and HSL 340°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BF8A9C

RGBrgb(191, 138, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5412, 0.6118

RGB percentages74.9%, 54.1%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(339.6, 29.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 27.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 27.7%, 18.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,552,860

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8A9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#407563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90939Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9C9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C88890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.1 Light pink · ΔE 19.8 Thistle · ΔE 21.1 Pink · ΔE 21.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8 Dark grey · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ABFAD

Analogous#BF8AB7, #BF938A

Triadic#9CBF8A, #8A9CBF

Split complementary#8ABF92, #8AB7BF

Tetradic#B7BF8A, #8ABFAD, #928ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EDF0

Lighter +20%#E3CCD4

Lighter +10%#D1ABB8

Darker −10%#AD6980

Darker −20%#935067

Darker −30%#723E50

Darker −40%#512C39

More saturated +25%#D67395

Less saturated −25%#A8A1A3

Channel breakdown

R191

G138

B156

Red191 (74.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue339.62°

Saturation (HSL)29.28%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 8A · B 9C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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