What color is #BF9186?

#BF9186 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF9186?

The RGB value is 191, 145, 134: 191 red, 145 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9186?

The complementary color is #86B4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9186 color

#BF9186 rgb(191, 145, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF9186 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.9% green and 52.5% blue (191, 145, 134).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#BF9186 color codes

HEX	`#BF9186`
RGB	`rgb(191, 145, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 56.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, 15.78, 12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 20.18, 38.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.915, 33.05, 27.037)`
Decimal	`12554630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9186, 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 #BF9186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #BF9186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9186; }
.text { color: #bf9186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 145 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9186, #bfad86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BF9186?: #BF9186 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF9186?: The RGB value is 191, 145, 134: 191 red, 145 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9186?: The complementary color is #86B4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.