What color is #BF76A4?

#BF76A4 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF76A4?

The RGB value is 191, 118, 164: 191 red, 118 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF76A4?

The complementary color is #76BF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF76A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF76A4 color

#BF76A4 rgb(191, 118, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF76A4 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 46.3% green and 64.3% blue (191, 118, 164).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#BF76A4 color codes

HEX	`#BF76A4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 118, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 46.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 38%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, 35.21, -12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 37.38, 340.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.665, 26.716, 38.445)`
Decimal	`12547748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF76A4, 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 #BF76A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF76A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #BF76A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf76a4; }
.text { color: #bf76a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf76a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 118 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf76a4, #bf7680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BF76A4?: #BF76A4 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF76A4?: The RGB value is 191, 118, 164: 191 red, 118 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF76A4?: The complementary color is #76BF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF76A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.