What color is #BF9EAA?

#BF9EAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF9EAA?

The RGB value is 191, 158, 170: 191 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9EAA?

The complementary color is #9EBFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9EAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9EAA color

#BF9EAA rgb(191, 158, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BF9EAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 62% green and 66.7% blue (191, 158, 170).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#BF9EAA color codes

HEX	`#BF9EAA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 158, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 62%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, 14.16, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 14.26, 353.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.968, 38.434, 43.283)`
Decimal	`12557994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9EAA, 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 #BF9EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9EAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #BF9EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9eaa; }
.text { color: #bf9eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 158 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9eaa, #bfa39e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BF9EAA?: #BF9EAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF9EAA?: The RGB value is 191, 158, 170: 191 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9EAA?: The complementary color is #9EBFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9EAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.