Colour
#BF9C94
- #BF9C94
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BF9C94 is a red with RGB values 191, 156, 148 and HSL 11°, 25%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BF9C94#BF9C94
HEX#BF9C94
RGBrgb(191, 156, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6118, 0.5804
RGB percentages74.9%, 61.2%, 58%
HSLhsl(11.2, 25.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 22.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 22.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,557,460
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9C94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#40636B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94B7BF
Analogous#BF94A2, #BFB294
Triadic#94BF9C, #9C94BF
Split complementary#94BFB2, #94A2BF
Tetradic#A2BF94, #94B7BF, #B294BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G156
B148
Red191 (74.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue11.16°
Saturation (HSL)25.15%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 9C · B 94
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