What color is #BF99A2?

#BF99A2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF99A2?

The RGB value is 191, 153, 162: 191 red, 153 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF99A2?

The complementary color is #99BFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF99A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF99A2 color

#BF99A2 rgb(191, 153, 162)

Shades of red

The hex color #BF99A2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 60% green and 63.5% blue (191, 153, 162).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#BF99A2 color codes

HEX	`#BF99A2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 153, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 60%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, 15.58, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 15.6, 2.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.399, 36.469, 39.139)`
Decimal	`12556706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF99A2, 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 #BF99A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF99A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #BF99A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf99a2; }
.text { color: #bf99a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf99a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 153 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf99a2, #bfa399); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BF99A2?: #BF99A2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF99A2?: The RGB value is 191, 153, 162: 191 red, 153 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF99A2?: The complementary color is #99BFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF99A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.