What color is #BFA1AD?

#BFA1AD 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 #BFA1AD?

The RGB value is 191, 161, 173: 191 red, 161 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA1AD?

The complementary color is #A1BFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA1AD color

#BFA1AD rgb(191, 161, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BFA1AD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.1% green and 67.8% blue (191, 161, 173).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BFA1AD color codes

HEX	`#BFA1AD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 161, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 63.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.17, 13.03, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.17, 13.19, 350.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.773, 39.584, 44.967)`
Decimal	`12558765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA1AD, 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 #BFA1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #BFA1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa1ad; }
.text { color: #bfa1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 161 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa1ad, #bfa4a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA1AD?: #BFA1AD 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 #BFA1AD?: The RGB value is 191, 161, 173: 191 red, 161 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA1AD?: The complementary color is #A1BFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.