What color is #BFA4A9?

#BFA4A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA4A9?

The RGB value is 191, 164, 169: 191 red, 164 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA4A9?

The complementary color is #A4BFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA4A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA4A9 color

#BFA4A9 rgb(191, 164, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFA4A9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.3% green and 66.3% blue (191, 164, 169).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#BFA4A9 color codes

HEX	`#BFA4A9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 164, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.82, 10.69, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.82, 10.75, 5.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.922, 40.493, 43.136)`
Decimal	`12559529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA4A9, 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 #BFA4A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA4A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #BFA4A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa4a9; }
.text { color: #bfa4a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa4a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 164 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa4a9, #bfaca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFA4A9?: #BFA4A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA4A9?: The RGB value is 191, 164, 169: 191 red, 164 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA4A9?: The complementary color is #A4BFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA4A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.