Colour
#BFAAB2
- #BFAAB2
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BFAAB2 is a red with RGB values 191, 170, 178 and HSL 337°, 14%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BFAAB2#BFAAB2
HEX#BFAAB2
RGBrgb(191, 170, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.698
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(337.1, 14.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 11%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 6.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,074
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAAB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#40554D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AABFB7
Analogous#BFAABC, #BFACAA
Triadic#B2BFAA, #AAB2BF
Split complementary#AABFAC, #AABCBF
Tetradic#BCBFAA, #AABFB7, #ACAABF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G170
B178
Red191 (74.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue337.14°
Saturation (HSL)14.09%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B B2
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