What color is #BF9988?

#BF9988 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF9988?

The RGB value is 191, 153, 136: 191 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9988?

The complementary color is #88AEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9988 color

#BF9988 rgb(191, 153, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BF9988 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (191, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#BF9988 color codes

HEX	`#BF9988`
RGB	`rgb(191, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, 11.64, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 18.45, 50.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.322, 35.638, 28.201)`
Decimal	`12556680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9988, 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 #BF9988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #BF9988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9988; }
.text { color: #bf9988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9988, #bfb588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #BF9988?: #BF9988 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF9988?: The RGB value is 191, 153, 136: 191 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9988?: The complementary color is #88AEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.