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Colour

#BFAAA5

  • #BFAAA5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BFAAA5 is a red with RGB values 191, 170, 165 and HSL 12°, 17%, 70%. 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

#BFAAA5#BFAAA5
HEX#BFAAA5
RGBrgb(191, 170, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.6471
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(11.5, 16.9%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 13.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 13.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,061
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAAA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#40555A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEACA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B0A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C5A7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 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 text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.8Silver · ΔE 10.8Rosy brown · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 18.2Gainsboro · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5BABF
Analogous#BFA5AD, #BFB7A5
Triadic#A5BFAA, #AAA5BF
Split complementary#A5BFB7, #A5ADBF
Tetradic#ADBFA5, #A5BABF, #B7A5BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#E9E2E1
Lighter +10%#D4C6C3
Darker −10%#AA8E87
Darker −20%#94726A
Darker −30%#775B54
Darker −40%#59443F
More saturated +25%#D29E92
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R191
G170
B165
Red191 (74.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue11.54°
Saturation (HSL)16.88%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B A5

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