What color is #BF9589?

#BF9589 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 #BF9589?

The RGB value is 191, 149, 137: 191 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9589?

The complementary color is #89B3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9589 color

#BF9589 rgb(191, 149, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF9589 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.4% green and 53.7% blue (191, 149, 137).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#BF9589 color codes

HEX	`#BF9589`
RGB	`rgb(191, 149, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 58.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, 13.99, 12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 18.68, 41.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.749, 34.379, 28.362)`
Decimal	`12555657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9589, 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 #BF9589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #BF9589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9589; }
.text { color: #bf9589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 149 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9589, #bfb089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BF9589?: #BF9589 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 #BF9589?: The RGB value is 191, 149, 137: 191 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9589?: The complementary color is #89B3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.