What color is #BF918E?

#BF918E 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 #BF918E?

The RGB value is 191, 145, 142: 191 red, 145 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF918E?

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

Is black or white text better on #BF918E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF918E color

#BF918E rgb(191, 145, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #BF918E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.9% green and 55.7% blue (191, 145, 142).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#BF918E color codes

HEX	`#BF918E`
RGB	`rgb(191, 145, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 56.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.39, 16.91, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.39, 18.85, 26.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.494, 33.282, 30.088)`
Decimal	`12554638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF918E, 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 #BF918E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF918E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #BF918E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf918e; }
.text { color: #bf918e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf918e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 145 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf918e, #bfa98e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BF918E?: #BF918E 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 #BF918E?: The RGB value is 191, 145, 142: 191 red, 145 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF918E?: The complementary color is #8EBCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF918E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.