What color is #BF7E99?

#BF7E99 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF7E99?

The RGB value is 191, 126, 153: 191 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF7E99?

The complementary color is #7EBFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF7E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF7E99 color

#BF7E99 rgb(191, 126, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF7E99 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 49.4% green and 60% blue (191, 126, 153).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 34% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#BF7E99 color codes

HEX	`#BF7E99`
RGB	`rgb(191, 126, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 49.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 34%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, 29.07, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 29.36, 352.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.697, 28.3, 33.766)`
Decimal	`12549785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF7E99, 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 #BF7E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF7E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #BF7E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf7e99; }
.text { color: #bf7e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf7e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 126 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf7e99, #bf847e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BF7E99?: #BF7E99 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF7E99?: The RGB value is 191, 126, 153: 191 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF7E99?: The complementary color is #7EBFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF7E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.