All About Color #BF5540

#BF5540

About #BF5540

#BF5540 is a medium red color with the hex code #BF5540. In RGB it is red 191, green 85, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 10°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 55%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 4.58:1 on white and 4.59:1 on black.

#BF5540 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, 55, 40
CMYK0.00%, 55.50%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 85, 64
HSL10°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 125, 100
HSV (HSB)9.92°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 1010101, 1000000
CIE-L*AB49.43, 41.14, 32.83
RGB Percent74.90%, 33.33%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH49.43, 52.63, 38.59
XYZ25.66, 17.94, 6.96
CIE-L*UV49.43, 81.79, 27.77
xyY0.51, 0.35, 17.94
Hunter-Lab42.36, 34.00, 19.91
RYB74.90%, 34.96%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BF5540 on a dark background: contrast 4.59:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BF5540 on a light background: contrast 4.58:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BF5540, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BF5540 · #D69285 · #7A3629 · #40AABF · #85C9D6

Analogous palette

#BF40AA · #BF406A · #BF5540 · #BF9540 · #AABF40

Triadic palette

#BF5540 · #40BF55 · #5540BF · #D69285 · #85D692

Tetradic palette

#BF5540 · #6ABF40 · #40AABF · #9540BF · #7A3629

Monochromatic palette

#4D2219 · #863C2D · #BF5540 · #D28879 · #E6BBB3

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