What color is #BF938B?

#BF938B 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 #BF938B?

The RGB value is 191, 147, 139: 191 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF938B?

The complementary color is #8BB7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF938B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF938B color

#BF938B rgb(191, 147, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF938B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 57.6% green and 54.5% blue (191, 147, 139).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#BF938B color codes

HEX	`#BF938B`
RGB	`rgb(191, 147, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 57.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 15.37, 10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 18.68, 34.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.58, 33.81, 29.02)`
Decimal	`12555147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF938B, 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 #BF938B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF938B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #BF938B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf938b; }
.text { color: #bf938b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf938b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 147 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf938b, #bfad8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BF938B?: #BF938B 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 #BF938B?: The RGB value is 191, 147, 139: 191 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF938B?: The complementary color is #8BB7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF938B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.