What color is #BF9899?

#BF9899 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 #BF9899?

The RGB value is 191, 152, 153: 191 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9899?

The complementary color is #98BFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9899 color

#BF9899 rgb(191, 152, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #BF9899 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.6% green and 60% blue (191, 152, 153).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#BF9899 color codes

HEX	`#BF9899`
RGB	`rgb(191, 152, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 59.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, 14.69, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 15.53, 18.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.464, 35.834, 35.021)`
Decimal	`12556441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9899, 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 #BF9899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #BF9899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9899; }
.text { color: #bf9899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 152 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9899, #bfab98); }

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Questions

What color is #BF9899?: #BF9899 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 #BF9899?: The RGB value is 191, 152, 153: 191 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9899?: The complementary color is #98BFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.