All About Color #BF5140

#BF5140

About #BF5140

#BF5140 is a medium red color with the hex code #BF5140. In RGB it is red 191, green 81, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 8°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 58%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 4.70:1 on white and 4.47:1 on black.

#BF5140 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, 51, 40
CMYK0.00%, 57.59%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 81, 64
HSL8°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 121, 100
HSV (HSB)8.03°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 1010001, 1000000
CIE-L*AB48.67, 43.09, 31.93
RGB Percent74.90%, 31.76%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH48.67, 53.63, 36.54
XYZ25.35, 17.33, 6.86
CIE-L*UV48.67, 84.60, 26.32
xyY0.51, 0.35, 17.33
Hunter-Lab41.63, 35.85, 19.37
RYB74.90%, 32.80%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BF5140 on a dark background: contrast 4.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BF5140 on a light background: contrast 4.70:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BF5140, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BF5140 · #D68F85 · #7A3429 · #40AEBF · #85CBD6

Analogous palette

#BF40AE · #BF406E · #BF5140 · #BF9140 · #AEBF40

Triadic palette

#BF5140 · #40BF51 · #5140BF · #D68F85 · #85D68F

Tetradic palette

#BF5140 · #6FBF40 · #40AEBF · #9140BF · #7A3429

Monochromatic palette

#4D2019 · #86392D · #BF5140 · #D28579 · #E6B9B3

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