Recognised as Colour
#BF9FA7
- #BF9FA7
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BF9FA7 is a red with RGB values 191, 159, 167 and HSL 345°, 20%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BF9FA7#BF9FA7
HEX#BF9FA7
RGBrgb(191, 159, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6235, 0.6549
RGB percentages74.9%, 62.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(345, 20%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 16.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 12.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,247
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9FA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#406058
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FBFB7
Analogous#BF9FB7, #BFA79F
Triadic#A7BF9F, #9FA7BF
Split complementary#9FBFA7, #9FB7BF
Tetradic#B7BF9F, #9FBFB7, #A79FBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G159
B167
Red191 (74.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 9F · B A7
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