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#BF737A Color

#BF737A is rgb(191, 115, 122) in RGB, hsl(354, 37%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Gold (#B76E79), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF737A
HEX#BF737A
RGBrgb(191, 115, 122)
HSLhsl(354, 37%, 60%)
HSVhsv(354, 40%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.096 14.2)
LABlab(57.14% 31.31 9.64)
LCHlch(57.14% 32.76 17.12)

What #BF737A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BF737A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BF737A Channel Values

How #BF737A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 115 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 37% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 40% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 36% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF737A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF737A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF737A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF737A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BF737A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF737A.

How #BF737A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BF737A
Protanopia#84847A
Protanomaly#9F7E7A
Deuteranopia#929277
Deuteranomaly#A68778
Tritanopia#BF7474
Tritanomaly#BF7476
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF737A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bf737a: #BF737A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF737A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf737a': '#BF737A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.451, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_bf737a">#BF737A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF737A"

More Red Colors

#BF737A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF737A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF737A?

#BF737A is a light red — rgb(191, 115, 122) in RGB and hsl(354, 37%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #BF737A?

#BF737A is rgb(191, 115, 122) — red 191, green 115, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF737A?

#BF737A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF737A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF737A scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF737A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF737A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.51, which is visibly different.

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