What color is #BF8079?

#BF8079 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF8079?

The RGB value is 191, 128, 121: 191 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8079?

The complementary color is #79B8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8079 color

#BF8079 rgb(191, 128, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF8079 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 50.2% green and 47.5% blue (191, 128, 121).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 35% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#BF8079 color codes

HEX	`#BF8079`
RGB	`rgb(191, 128, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 50.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 35%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.8, 23.49, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.8, 27.23, 30.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.657, 27.897, 21.75)`
Decimal	`12550265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8079, 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 #BF8079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF8079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #BF8079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8079; }
.text { color: #bf8079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 128 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8079, #bfa379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BF8079?: #BF8079 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF8079?: The RGB value is 191, 128, 121: 191 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8079?: The complementary color is #79B8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.