What color is #BF73A9?

#BF73A9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF73A9?

The RGB value is 191, 115, 169: 191 red, 115 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF73A9?

The complementary color is #73BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF73A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF73A9 color

#BF73A9 rgb(191, 115, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF73A9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 45.1% green and 66.3% blue (191, 115, 169).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#BF73A9 color codes

HEX	`#BF73A9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 115, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 45.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, 37.66, -16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 40.98, 336.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.778, 26.204, 40.755)`
Decimal	`12546985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF73A9, 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 #BF73A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF73A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #BF73A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf73a9; }
.text { color: #bf73a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf73a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 115 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf73a9, #bf7383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BF73A9?: #BF73A9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF73A9?: The RGB value is 191, 115, 169: 191 red, 115 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF73A9?: The complementary color is #73BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF73A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.