What color is #BF779B?

#BF779B 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 #BF779B?

The RGB value is 191, 119, 155: 191 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF779B?

The complementary color is #77BF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF779B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF779B color

#BF779B rgb(191, 119, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF779B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 46.7% green and 60.8% blue (191, 119, 155).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#BF779B color codes

HEX	`#BF779B`
RGB	`rgb(191, 119, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 46.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 38%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, 33.22, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 34.05, 347.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34, 26.639, 34.355)`
Decimal	`12547995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF779B, 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 #BF779B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF779B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #BF779B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf779b; }
.text { color: #bf779b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf779b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 119 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf779b, #bf7777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BF779B?: #BF779B 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 #BF779B?: The RGB value is 191, 119, 155: 191 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF779B?: The complementary color is #77BF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF779B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.