Recognised as Colour
#BFA59E
- #BFA59E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BFA59E is a red with RGB values 191, 165, 158 and HSL 13°, 20%, 68%. 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
#BFA59E#BFA59E
HEX#BFA59E
RGBrgb(191, 165, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6471, 0.6196
RGB percentages74.9%, 64.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(12.7, 20.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.7, 17.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 17.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,774
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA59E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#405A61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EB8BF
Analogous#BF9EA7, #BFB69E
Triadic#9EBFA5, #A59EBF
Split complementary#9EBFB6, #9EA8BF
Tetradic#A8BF9E, #9EB8BF, #B69EBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G165
B158
Red191 (74.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue12.73°
Saturation (HSL)20.5%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A5 · B 9E
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