Colour
#BFABB5
- #BFABB5
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BFABB5 is a red with RGB values 191, 171, 181 and HSL 330°, 14%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BFABB5#BFABB5
HEX#BFABB5
RGBrgb(191, 171, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.7098
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 71%
HSLhsl(330, 13.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 10.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 5.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,333
CSS custom property--colour: #BFABB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#40544A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABBFB5
Analogous#BFABBF, #BFABAB
Triadic#B5BFAB, #ABB5BF
Split complementary#ABBFAB, #ABBFBF
Tetradic#BFBFAB, #ABBFB5, #ABABBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B181
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)13.51%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B B5
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