What color is #BF999A?

#BF999A 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 #BF999A?

The RGB value is 191, 153, 154: 191 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF999A?

The complementary color is #99BFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF999A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF999A color

#BF999A rgb(191, 153, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #BF999A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 60% green and 60.4% blue (191, 153, 154).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#BF999A color codes

HEX	`#BF999A`
RGB	`rgb(191, 153, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 60%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.67, 14.3, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.67, 15.1, 18.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.71, 36.193, 35.513)`
Decimal	`12556698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF999A, 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 #BF999A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF999A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #BF999A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf999a; }
.text { color: #bf999a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf999a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 153 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf999a, #bfab99); }

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Questions

What color is #BF999A?: #BF999A 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 #BF999A?: The RGB value is 191, 153, 154: 191 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF999A?: The complementary color is #99BFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF999A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.