What color is #BF9AAF?

#BF9AAF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF9AAF?

The RGB value is 191, 154, 175: 191 red, 154 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9AAF?

The complementary color is #9ABFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9AAF color

#BF9AAF rgb(191, 154, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF9AAF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 60.4% green and 68.6% blue (191, 154, 175).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#BF9AAF color codes

HEX	`#BF9AAF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 154, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 60.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, 17.24, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 18.15, 341.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.779, 37.284, 45.598)`
Decimal	`12556975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9AAF, 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 #BF9AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #BF9AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9aaf; }
.text { color: #bf9aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 154 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9aaf, #bf9a9d); }

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Questions

What color is #BF9AAF?: #BF9AAF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF9AAF?: The RGB value is 191, 154, 175: 191 red, 154 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9AAF?: The complementary color is #9ABFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.