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Recognised as Colour

#BFA4AD

  • #BFA4AD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BFA4AD is a red with RGB values 191, 164, 173 and HSL 340°, 17%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BFA4AD#BFA4AD
HEX#BFA4AD
RGBrgb(191, 164, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6431, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.9%, 64.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(340, 17.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 14.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,533
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA4AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#405B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A8ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADADACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C4A3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4Dark grey · ΔE 11.4Thistle · ΔE 13.2Silver · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 18.6Pink · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4BFB6
Analogous#BFA4BA, #BFA8A4
Triadic#ADBFA4, #A4ADBF
Split complementary#A4BFA8, #A4BBBF
Tetradic#BABFA4, #A4BFB6, #A9A4BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E9E0E3
Lighter +10%#D4C2C8
Darker −10%#AA8692
Darker −20%#956877
Darker −30%#77535F
Darker −40%#593E47
More saturated +25%#D291A7
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R191
G164
B173
Red191 (74.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)17.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A4 · B AD

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