Recognised as Colour
#BF97A1
- #BF97A1
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BF97A1 is a red with RGB values 191, 151, 161 and HSL 345°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BF97A1#BF97A1
HEX#BF97A1
RGBrgb(191, 151, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5922, 0.6314
RGB percentages74.9%, 59.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(345, 23.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 20.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.9%, 15.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,556,193
CSS custom property--colour: #BF97A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#40685E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BFB5
Analogous#BF97B5, #BFA197
Triadic#A1BF97, #97A1BF
Split complementary#97BFA1, #97B5BF
Tetradic#B5BF97, #97BFB5, #A197BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G151
B161
Red191 (74.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 97 · B A1
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