Recognised as Colour

#BF8EA2

#BF8EA2
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF8EA2 is a red with RGB values 191, 142, 162 and HSL 336°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BF8EA2

RGBrgb(191, 142, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5569, 0.6353

RGB percentages74.9%, 55.7%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(335.5, 27.7%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.5, 25.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 25.7%, 15.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,553,890

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#40715D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9397A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9FA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C78C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9 Thistle · ΔE 19 Light pink · ΔE 19.8 Pink · ΔE 20.6 Dark grey · ΔE 22.5 Plum · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EBFAB

Analogous#BF8EBB, #BF938E

Triadic#A2BF8E, #8EA2BF

Split complementary#8EBF93, #8EBBBF

Tetradic#BBBF8E, #8EBFAB, #938EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F0F2

Lighter +20%#E4CFD8

Lighter +10%#D1AFBD

Darker −10%#AD6D87

Darker −20%#93546E

Darker −30%#734155

Darker −40%#522F3D

More saturated +25%#D5789E

Less saturated −25%#A9A4A6

Channel breakdown

R191

G142

B162

Red191 (74.9%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue335.51°

Saturation (HSL)27.68%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 8E · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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