What color is #BF949D?

#BF949D 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 #BF949D?

The RGB value is 191, 148, 157: 191 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF949D?

The complementary color is #94BFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF949D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF949D color

#BF949D rgb(191, 148, 157)

Shades of red

The hex color #BF949D is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 58% green and 61.6% blue (191, 148, 157).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#BF949D color codes

HEX	`#BF949D`
RGB	`rgb(191, 148, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 58%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, 17.54, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 17.6, 4.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.162, 34.692, 36.578)`
Decimal	`12555421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF949D, 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 #BF949D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF949D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #BF949D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf949d; }
.text { color: #bf949d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf949d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 148 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf949d, #bfa194); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BF949D?: #BF949D 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 #BF949D?: The RGB value is 191, 148, 157: 191 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF949D?: The complementary color is #94BFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF949D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.