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#BF4658

#BF4658 is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Brick Red. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 27.5% green, and 34.5% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 49% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BF4658 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BF4658
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BF4658?

#BF4658 is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Brick Red. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 27.5% green, and 34.5% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 49% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #BF4658 in RGB?

#BF4658 is rgb(191, 70, 88): 191 red, 70 green, and 88 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BF4658 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 63, 54, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BF4658?

PANTONE 7418 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BF4658?

Its complement #117E70 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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