What color is #BF9DB1?

#BF9DB1 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 #BF9DB1?

The RGB value is 191, 157, 177: 191 red, 157 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9DB1?

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

Is black or white text better on #BF9DB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9DB1 color

#BF9DB1 rgb(191, 157, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF9DB1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 61.6% green and 69.4% blue (191, 157, 177).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#BF9DB1 color codes

HEX	`#BF9DB1`
RGB	`rgb(191, 157, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 61.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, 15.94, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 16.9, 340.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.478, 38.366, 46.807)`
Decimal	`12557745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9DB1, 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 #BF9DB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9DB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #BF9DB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9db1; }
.text { color: #bf9db1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9db1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 157 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9db1, #bf9da0); }

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Questions

What color is #BF9DB1?: #BF9DB1 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 #BF9DB1?: The RGB value is 191, 157, 177: 191 red, 157 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9DB1?: The complementary color is #9DBFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9DB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.