What color is #BF5B51?

#BF5B51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Tandoori. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF5B51?

The RGB value is 191, 91, 81: 191 red, 91 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF5B51?

The complementary color is #51B5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF5B51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF5B51 color

#BF5B51 rgb(191, 91, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF5B51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 35.7% green and 31.8% blue (191, 91, 81).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 46% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 58% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tandoori (#BB5C4D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#BF5B51 color codes

HEX	`#BF5B51`
RGB	`rgb(191, 91, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 35.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 46%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 58%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 58%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, 39.29, 24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 46.48, 32.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.714, 19.156, 10.074)`
Decimal	`12540753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF5B51, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF5B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF5B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF5B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf5b51; }
.text { color: #bf5b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf5b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 91 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf5b51, #bf9251); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BF5B51?: #BF5B51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Tandoori. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF5B51?: The RGB value is 191, 91, 81: 191 red, 91 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF5B51?: The complementary color is #51B5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF5B51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.