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Colour

#BF8E83

  • #BF8E83
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF8E83 is a red with RGB values 191, 142, 131 and HSL 11°, 32%, 63%. 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

#BF8E83#BF8E83
HEX#BF8E83
RGBrgb(191, 142, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5569, 0.5137
RGB percentages74.9%, 55.7%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(11, 31.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11, 31.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 25.7%, 31.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,553,859
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8E83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#40717C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999482no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49D83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#CA888Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.5Dark salmon · ΔE 19.5Tan · ΔE 20.2Dark grey · ΔE 22.3Light pink · ΔE 22.3Pink · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83B4BF
Analogous#BF8396, #BFAC83
Triadic#83BF8E, #8E83BF
Split complementary#83BFAC, #8396BF
Tetradic#96BF83, #83B4BF, #AC83BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EAE8
Lighter +20%#E2CBC6
Lighter +10%#D0ADA5
Darker −10%#AE6F61
Darker −20%#91584B
Darker −30%#6F433A
Darker −40%#4E2F28
More saturated +25%#D77F6B
Less saturated −25%#A89D9B

Channel breakdown

R191
G142
B131
Red191 (74.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue11°
Saturation (HSL)31.91%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 8E · B 83

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