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Recognised as Colour

#BFACAD

  • #BFACAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BFACAD is a red with RGB values 191, 172, 173 and HSL 357°, 13%, 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

#BFACAD#BFACAD
HEX#BFACAD
RGBrgb(191, 172, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6745, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(356.8, 12.9%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 9.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,581
CSS custom property--colour: #BFACAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#405352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAEADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B2ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C3ABACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.8Silver · ΔE 9.3Rosy brown · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 15.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACBFBE
Analogous#BFACB6, #BFB4AC
Triadic#ADBFAC, #ACADBF
Split complementary#ACBFB4, #ACB6BF
Tetradic#B6BFAC, #ACBFBE, #B4ACBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE6E6
Lighter +10%#D5C9C9
Darker −10%#A98F91
Darker −20%#937274
Darker −30%#775B5D
Darker −40%#5A4546
More saturated +25%#D19A9D
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R191
G172
B173
Red191 (74.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue356.84°
Saturation (HSL)12.93%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AC · B AD

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