Recognised as Colour

#BF8AA0

#BF8AA0
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF8AA0 is a red with RGB values 191, 138, 160 and HSL 335°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BF8AA0

RGBrgb(191, 138, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5412, 0.6275

RGB percentages74.9%, 54.1%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(335.1, 29.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.1, 27.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 27.7%, 16.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,552,864

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8AA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#40755F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F94A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9C9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C78891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.2 Light pink · ΔE 20.3 Thistle · ΔE 20.6 Pink · ΔE 21.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.5 Plum · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ABFA9

Analogous#BF8ABB, #BF8E8A

Triadic#A0BF8A, #8AA0BF

Split complementary#8ABF8E, #8ABBBF

Tetradic#BBBF8A, #8ABFA9, #8E8ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EDF0

Lighter +20%#E3CCD6

Lighter +10%#D1ABBB

Darker −10%#AD6985

Darker −20%#93506C

Darker −30%#723E54

Darker −40%#512C3B

More saturated +25%#D6739C

Less saturated −25%#A8A1A4

Channel breakdown

R191

G138

B160

Red191 (74.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue335.09°

Saturation (HSL)29.28%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 8A · B A0

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Colour values

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