Recognised as Colour

#BF8D98

#BF8D98
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF8D98 is a red with RGB values 191, 141, 152 and HSL 347°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BF8D98

RGBrgb(191, 141, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5529, 0.5961

RGB percentages74.9%, 55.3%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(346.8, 28.1%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 26.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 26.2%, 20.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,553,624

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8D98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#407267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#949598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9E97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C88A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.1 Light pink · ΔE 19.2 Pink · ΔE 20.3 Thistle · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 21.4 Gray · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DBFB4

Analogous#BF8DB1, #BF9B8D

Triadic#98BF8D, #8D98BF

Split complementary#8DBF9B, #8DB1BF

Tetradic#B1BF8D, #8DBFB4, #9B8DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EFF1

Lighter +20%#E4CED3

Lighter +10%#D1AEB6

Darker −10%#AD6C7A

Darker −20%#935361

Darker −30%#73404B

Darker −40%#522E36

More saturated +25%#D5778C

Less saturated −25%#A9A3A4

Channel breakdown

R191

G141

B152

Red191 (74.9%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue346.8°

Saturation (HSL)28.09%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 8D · B 98

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Colour harmonies

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