What color is #BF8293?

#BF8293 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF8293?

The RGB value is 191, 130, 147: 191 red, 130 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8293?

The complementary color is #82BFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8293 color

#BF8293 rgb(191, 130, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF8293 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 51% green and 57.6% blue (191, 130, 147).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#BF8293 color codes

HEX	`#BF8293`
RGB	`rgb(191, 130, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 51%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, 25.95, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 25.96, 1.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.736, 29.15, 31.395)`
Decimal	`12550803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8293, 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 #BF8293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF8293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #BF8293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8293; }
.text { color: #bf8293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 130 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8293, #bf9082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BF8293?: #BF8293 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF8293?: The RGB value is 191, 130, 147: 191 red, 130 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8293?: The complementary color is #82BFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.