What color is #BF8F94?

#BF8F94 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF8F94?

The RGB value is 191, 143, 148: 191 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8F94?

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

Is black or white text better on #BF8F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8F94 color

#BF8F94 rgb(191, 143, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #BF8F94 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.1% green and 58% blue (191, 143, 148).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#BF8F94 color codes

HEX	`#BF8F94`
RGB	`rgb(191, 143, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 56.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 18.91, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 19.42, 13.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.654, 32.861, 32.423)`
Decimal	`12554132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8F94, 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 #BF8F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #BF8F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8f94; }
.text { color: #bf8f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 143 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8f94, #bfa28f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BF8F94?: #BF8F94 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF8F94?: The RGB value is 191, 143, 148: 191 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8F94?: The complementary color is #8FBFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.