What color is #BD949F?

#BD949F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD949F?

The RGB value is 189, 148, 159: 189 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD949F?

The complementary color is #94BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD949F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD949F color

#BD949F rgb(189, 148, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD949F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 58% green and 62.4% blue (189, 148, 159).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#BD949F color codes

HEX	`#BD949F`
RGB	`rgb(189, 148, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 58%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, 17.12, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 17.12, 0.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.834, 34.503, 37.461)`
Decimal	`12424351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD949F, 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 #BD949F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD949F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BD949F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd949f; }
.text { color: #bd949f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd949f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 148 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd949f, #bd9e94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD949F?: #BD949F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD949F?: The RGB value is 189, 148, 159: 189 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD949F?: The complementary color is #94BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD949F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.