Palettes / Colors / #BF7679

#BF7679 — Muted Red

#BF7679 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BF7679 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BF7679 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #78BFBD; it also sits naturally between #BF789E and #BF9978. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 46% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 37% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BF7679

.text { color: #BF7679; }
.background { background-color: #BF7679; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF7679; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 118, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 36%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF7679; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 118, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF7679; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 118, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF7679">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF7679">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78BFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF7679: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF7679

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BF7679 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF7679 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF7678  ·  #BF767A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF7679?

#BF7679 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 118, 121). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF7679?

#BF7679 is RGB 191, 118, 121 — HSL 358°, 36%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 37%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF7679?

Its complement is #78BFBD; analogous partners are #BF789E and #BF9978. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF7679 for text?

Black text on #BF7679 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.