What color is #BF8596?

#BF8596 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 #BF8596?

The RGB value is 191, 133, 150: 191 red, 133 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8596?

The complementary color is #85BFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8596 color

#BF8596 rgb(191, 133, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF8596 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 52.2% green and 58.8% blue (191, 133, 150).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#BF8596 color codes

HEX	`#BF8596`
RGB	`rgb(191, 133, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 52.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, 24.75, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 24.75, 359.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.379, 30.055, 32.786)`
Decimal	`12551574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8596, 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 #BF8596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BF8596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8596; }
.text { color: #bf8596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 133 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8596, #bf9185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BF8596?: #BF8596 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 #BF8596?: The RGB value is 191, 133, 150: 191 red, 133 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8596?: The complementary color is #85BFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.