Recognised as Colour

#BF969C

#BF969C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BF969C is a red with RGB values 191, 150, 156 and HSL 351°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BF969C#BF969C

HEX#BF969C

RGBrgb(191, 150, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5882, 0.6118

RGB percentages74.9%, 58.8%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(351.2, 24.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 21.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 21.5%, 18.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,555,932

CSS custom property--colour: #BF969C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#406963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9C9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5A39Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C79398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4.6 Dark grey · ΔE 16.8 Thistle · ΔE 18.7 Light pink · ΔE 19.2 Pink · ΔE 19.3 Silver · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.6, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96BFB9

Analogous#BF96B1, #BFA596

Triadic#9CBF96, #969CBF

Split complementary#96BFA5, #96B1BF

Tetradic#B1BF96, #96BFB9, #A596BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5F6

Lighter +20%#E6D5D8

Lighter +10%#D2B6BA

Darker −10%#AC767E

Darker −20%#945B63

Darker −30%#75474E

Darker −40%#553439

More saturated +25%#D4818D

Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R191

G150

B156

Red191 (74.9%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue351.22°

Saturation (HSL)24.26%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 96 · B 9C

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BF969C (chemical formula)

Formula
18,431.883 g/mol
971 atoms

BF969C has a molar mass of 18,431.883 g/mol, made up of 971 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 969 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass18,431.883 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule971

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.0606862 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.2672412 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.1%

F99.9%

C0.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.059%

Fluorine (F × 969)18,409.062 g/mol, 99.876%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.065%

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