What color is #BF70A6?

#BF70A6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF70A6?

The RGB value is 191, 112, 166: 191 red, 112 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF70A6?

The complementary color is #70BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF70A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF70A6 color

#BF70A6 rgb(191, 112, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF70A6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 43.9% green and 65.1% blue (191, 112, 166).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Super Pink (#CE6BA6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#BF70A6 color codes

HEX	`#BF70A6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 112, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 43.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, 38.77, -15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 41.77, 338.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.163, 25.42, 39.176)`
Decimal	`12546214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF70A6, 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 #BF70A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF70A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #BF70A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf70a6; }
.text { color: #bf70a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf70a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 112 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf70a6, #bf707e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BF70A6?: #BF70A6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF70A6?: The RGB value is 191, 112, 166: 191 red, 112 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF70A6?: The complementary color is #70BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF70A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.