Recognised as Colour
#BFAEB5
- #BFAEB5
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BFAEB5 is a red with RGB values 191, 174, 181 and HSL 335°, 12%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BFAEB5#BFAEB5
HEX#BFAEB5
RGBrgb(191, 174, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.7098
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(335.3, 11.7%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.3, 8.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 5.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,101
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAEB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#40514A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEBFB8
Analogous#BFAEBD, #BFAFAE
Triadic#B5BFAE, #AEB5BF
Split complementary#AEBFAF, #AEBEBF
Tetradic#BEBFAE, #AEBFB8, #AFAEBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G174
B181
Red191 (74.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue335.29°
Saturation (HSL)11.72%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B B5
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