What color is #BF9890?

#BF9890 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 #BF9890?

The RGB value is 191, 152, 144: 191 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9890?

The complementary color is #90B7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9890 color

#BF9890 rgb(191, 152, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF9890 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.6% green and 56.5% blue (191, 152, 144).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#BF9890 color codes

HEX	`#BF9890`
RGB	`rgb(191, 152, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 59.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, 13.33, 9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 16.52, 36.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.749, 35.548, 31.253)`
Decimal	`12556432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9890, 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 #BF9890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #BF9890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9890; }
.text { color: #bf9890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 152 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9890, #bfaf90); }

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Questions

What color is #BF9890?: #BF9890 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 #BF9890?: The RGB value is 191, 152, 144: 191 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9890?: The complementary color is #90B7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.