Colour
#BFA29D
- #BFA29D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BFA29D is a red with RGB values 191, 162, 157 and HSL 9°, 21%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BFA29D#BFA29D
HEX#BFA29D
RGBrgb(191, 162, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6353, 0.6157
RGB percentages74.9%, 63.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(8.8, 21%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 17.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 17.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,005
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA29D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#405D62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DBABF
Analogous#BF9DA9, #BFB39D
Triadic#9DBFA2, #A29DBF
Split complementary#9DBFB3, #9DA9BF
Tetradic#A9BF9D, #9DBABF, #B39DBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G162
B157
Red191 (74.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue8.82°
Saturation (HSL)20.99%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A2 · B 9D
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