#BF625F

sRGB · 191 / 98 / 95

#BF625F belongs to the red family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 191 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 1.9° lands in the red region. Its 42.9% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 56.1% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (5.13:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 191, 98, 95
HSL: 1.88°, 42.86%, 56.08%
HSV / HSB: 1.88°, 50.26%, 74.90%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 48.69%, 50.26%, 25.10%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 27.918, 20.640, 13.340
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 52.553, 36.884, 18.867
WCAG relative luminance: 0.20638
24-bit decimal: 12542559

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #BF625F in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 5.13:1

Normal text: AA
Large text: AAA

White text · 4.10:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: AA

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#5FBCBF sits half a turn (180°) from #BF625F on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#BF625F #5FBCBF

Analogous

#BF5F8C and #BF925F sit 30° to either side of #BF625F. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#BF5F8C #BF625F #BF925F

Triadic

#BF625F, #5FBF62 and #625FBF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#BF625F #5FBF62 #625FBF

Split complementary

Start at #BF625F and look across the wheel. #5FBF92 and #5F8CBF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#BF625F #5FBF92 #5F8CBF

Square

Starting with #BF625F, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #8CBF5F, #5FBCBF, then #925FBF. Across the square, #BF625F pairs with #5FBCBF, and #8CBF5F with #925FBF.

#BF625F #8CBF5F #5FBCBF #925FBF

Tetradic

#BF625F and #5FBCBF are opposites, as are #BCBF5F and #625FBF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#BF625F #BCBF5F #5FBCBF #625FBF

Tints

Mixing #BF625F with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CC817F, keeps 80% of the original. By #F2E0DF, the mixture is 80% white.

#BF625F #CC817F #D9A19F #E5C0BF #F2E0DF #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #BF625F with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #994E4C, keeps 80% of the original. By #261413, the mixture is 80% black.

#BF625F #994E4C #733B39 #4C2726 #261413 #000000

Tones

Mixing #BF625F with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B26866, keeps 80% of the original. By #8D7A79, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#BF625F #B26866 #A66E6C #997473 #8D7A79 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#BF625F

RGB

rgb(191 98 95)

HSL

hsl(1.875 42.857% 56.078%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #BF625F;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#BF625F uses 191 red, 98 green and 95 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 74.9%

Green 38.4%

Blue 37.3%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #BF625F is 0.0% cyan, 48.7% magenta, 50.3% yellow and 25.1% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 48.7%

Yellow 50.3%

Black 25.1%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #BB6666. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #B66 in CSS. For a modern design, keep #BF625F when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CC6666, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #BB6666 Nearest web-safe · #CC6666

Gradient to complement

#BF625F #AF716F #9F807F #8F8F8F #7F9E9F #6FADAF #5FBCBF

Color vision previews

Compare how #BF625F appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#77725E

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#8E855D

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#CF5462

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#966F5E

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#9E7A5D

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#C06161

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#7D7D7D

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#A2716F

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.52100 G 0.12214 B 0.11444

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.70154 G 0.40356 B 0.38401

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.45018 G 0.13538 B 0.12194

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.451 y 0.333 Y 20.640

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 25.098 M % 61.569 Y % 62.745

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

10111111 01100010 01011111