What color is #BF8BA8?

#BF8BA8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF8BA8?

The RGB value is 191, 139, 168: 191 red, 139 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8BA8?

The complementary color is #8BBFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8BA8 color

#BF8BA8 rgb(191, 139, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF8BA8 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.5% green and 65.9% blue (191, 139, 168).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#BF8BA8 color codes

HEX	`#BF8BA8`
RGB	`rgb(191, 139, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 54.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.65, 24.34, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.65, 25.45, 342.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.786, 32.37, 41.296)`
Decimal	`12553128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8BA8, 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 #BF8BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #BF8BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8ba8; }
.text { color: #bf8ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 139 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8ba8, #bf8b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BF8BA8?: #BF8BA8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF8BA8?: The RGB value is 191, 139, 168: 191 red, 139 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8BA8?: The complementary color is #8BBFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.