Recognised as Colour
#BF97A6
- #BF97A6
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BF97A6 is a red with RGB values 191, 151, 166 and HSL 338°, 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
#BF97A6#BF97A6
HEX#BF97A6
RGBrgb(191, 151, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5922, 0.651
RGB percentages74.9%, 59.2%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(337.5, 23.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 20.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.9%, 13.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,556,198
CSS custom property--colour: #BF97A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#406859
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BFB0
Analogous#BF97BA, #BF9C97
Triadic#A6BF97, #97A6BF
Split complementary#97BF9C, #97BABF
Tetradic#BABF97, #97BFB0, #9C97BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G151
B166
Red191 (74.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 97 · B A6
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