What color is #BF97A8?

#BF97A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF97A8?

The RGB value is 191, 151, 168: 191 red, 151 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF97A8?

The complementary color is #97BFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF97A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF97A8 color

#BF97A8 rgb(191, 151, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF97A8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.2% green and 65.9% blue (191, 151, 168).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#BF97A8 color codes

HEX	`#BF97A8`
RGB	`rgb(191, 151, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 59.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, 17.69, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 17.97, 349.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.62, 36.038, 41.907)`
Decimal	`12556200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF97A8, 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 #BF97A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF97A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #BF97A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf97a8; }
.text { color: #bf97a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf97a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 151 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf97a8, #bf9a97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BF97A8?: #BF97A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF97A8?: The RGB value is 191, 151, 168: 191 red, 151 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF97A8?: The complementary color is #97BFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF97A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.