Recognised as Colour
#BFA19D
- #BFA19D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BFA19D is a red with RGB values 191, 161, 157 and HSL 7°, 21%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BFA19D#BFA19D
HEX#BFA19D
RGBrgb(191, 161, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6314, 0.6157
RGB percentages74.9%, 63.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(7.1, 21%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 17.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 17.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,749
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA19D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39WCAG 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 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#405E62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DBBBF
Analogous#BF9DAA, #BFB29D
Triadic#9DBFA1, #A19DBF
Split complementary#9DBFB2, #9DAABF
Tetradic#AABF9D, #9DBBBF, #B29DBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G161
B157
Red191 (74.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue7.06°
Saturation (HSL)20.99%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A1 · B 9D
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