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Colour

#BFA9AE

  • #BFA9AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BFA9AE is a red with RGB values 191, 169, 174 and HSL 346°, 15%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BFA9AE#BFA9AE
HEX#BFA9AE
RGBrgb(191, 169, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.6824
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(346.4, 14.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 11.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 8.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,814
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA9AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#405651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACACAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B0AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C3A8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9Silver · ΔE 10.9Rosy brown · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 16Gainsboro · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9BFBA
Analogous#BFA9B9, #BFAFA9
Triadic#AEBFA9, #A9AEBF
Split complementary#A9BFAF, #A9B9BF
Tetradic#B9BFA9, #A9BFBA, #AFA9BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE3E5
Lighter +10%#D5C6CA
Darker −10%#A98C92
Darker −20%#936F77
Darker −30%#77585F
Darker −40%#594348
More saturated +25%#D296A4
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R191
G169
B174
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue346.36°
Saturation (HSL)14.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B AE

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