What color is #BF8B9D?

#BF8B9D is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF8B9D?

The RGB value is 191, 139, 157: 191 red, 139 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8B9D?

The complementary color is #8BBFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8B9D color

#BF8B9D rgb(191, 139, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF8B9D is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.5% green and 61.6% blue (191, 139, 157).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#BF8B9D color codes

HEX	`#BF8B9D`
RGB	`rgb(191, 139, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 54.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, 22.52, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 22.59, 355.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.804, 31.978, 36.125)`
Decimal	`12553117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8B9D, 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 #BF8B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #BF8B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8b9d; }
.text { color: #bf8b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 139 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8b9d, #bf938b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BF8B9D?: #BF8B9D is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF8B9D?: The RGB value is 191, 139, 157: 191 red, 139 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8B9D?: The complementary color is #8BBFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.