What color is #BFA0B6?

#BFA0B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA0B6?

The RGB value is 191, 160, 182: 191 red, 160 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA0B6?

The complementary color is #A0BFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA0B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA0B6 color

#BFA0B6 rgb(191, 160, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BFA0B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 62.7% green and 71.4% blue (191, 160, 182).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#BFA0B6 color codes

HEX	`#BFA0B6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 160, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 62.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, 15.18, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 16.75, 335.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.499, 39.596, 49.651)`
Decimal	`12558518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA0B6, 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 #BFA0B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA0B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #BFA0B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa0b6; }
.text { color: #bfa0b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa0b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 160 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa0b6, #bfa0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA0B6?: #BFA0B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA0B6?: The RGB value is 191, 160, 182: 191 red, 160 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA0B6?: The complementary color is #A0BFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA0B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.