What color is #BF9698?

#BF9698 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF9698?

The RGB value is 191, 150, 152: 191 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9698?

The complementary color is #96BFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9698 color

#BF9698 rgb(191, 150, 152)

Shades of red

The hex color #BF9698 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.8% green and 59.6% blue (191, 150, 152).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#BF9698 color codes

HEX	`#BF9698`
RGB	`rgb(191, 150, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 58.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, 15.64, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 16.37, 17.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.06, 35.158, 34.481)`
Decimal	`12555928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9698, 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 #BF9698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #BF9698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9698; }
.text { color: #bf9698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 150 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9698, #bfa996); }

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Questions

What color is #BF9698?: #BF9698 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF9698?: The RGB value is 191, 150, 152: 191 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9698?: The complementary color is #96BFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.