What color is #BF6454?

#BF6454 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Too Hot to Handle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF6454?

The RGB value is 191, 100, 84: 191 red, 100 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF6454?

The complementary color is #54AFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF6454?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF6454 color

#BF6454 rgb(191, 100, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF6454 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.2% green and 32.9% blue (191, 100, 84).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 46% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 56% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Too Hot to Handle (#BF6153), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#BF6454 color codes

HEX	`#BF6454`
RGB	`rgb(191, 100, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 39.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 46%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 56%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 56%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 34.87, 25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 43.23, 36.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.645, 20.834, 10.951)`
Decimal	`12543060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF6454, 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 #BF6454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF6454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #BF6454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf6454; }
.text { color: #bf6454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf6454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 100 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf6454, #bf9a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #BF6454?: #BF6454 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Too Hot to Handle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF6454?: The RGB value is 191, 100, 84: 191 red, 100 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF6454?: The complementary color is #54AFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF6454?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.