What color is #BF9191?

#BF9191 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 #BF9191?

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

What is the complementary color of #BF9191?

The complementary color is #91BFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9191 color

#BF9191 rgb(191, 145, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #BF9191 is a light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#BF9191 color codes

HEX	`#BF9191`
RGB	`rgb(191, 145, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 56.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, 17.35, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 18.61, 21.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.723, 33.373, 31.29)`
Decimal	`12554641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9191, 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 #BF9191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #BF9191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9191; }
.text { color: #bf9191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 145 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9191, #bfa891); }

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Questions

What color is #BF9191?: #BF9191 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 #BF9191?: The RGB value is 191, 145, 145: 191 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9191?: The complementary color is #91BFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.