What color is #BD94AF?

#BD94AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD94AF?

The RGB value is 189, 148, 175: 189 red, 148 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD94AF?

The complementary color is #94BDA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD94AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD94AF color

#BD94AF rgb(189, 148, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD94AF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 58% green and 68.6% blue (189, 148, 175).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#BD94AF color codes

HEX	`#BD94AF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 148, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 58%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.82, 19.86, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.82, 21.47, 337.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.314, 35.095, 45.252)`
Decimal	`12424367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD94AF, 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 #BD94AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD94AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #BD94AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd94af; }
.text { color: #bd94af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd94af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 148 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd94af, #bd949b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD94AF?: #BD94AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD94AF?: The RGB value is 189, 148, 175: 189 red, 148 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD94AF?: The complementary color is #94BDA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD94AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.