What color is #BFA4AB?

#BFA4AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA4AB?

The RGB value is 191, 164, 171: 191 red, 164 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA4AB?

The complementary color is #A4BFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA4AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA4AB color

#BFA4AB rgb(191, 164, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFA4AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.3% green and 67.1% blue (191, 164, 171).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#BFA4AB color codes

HEX	`#BFA4AB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 164, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, 11.03, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 11.03, 0.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.112, 40.569, 44.132)`
Decimal	`12559531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA4AB, 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 #BFA4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA4AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #BFA4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa4ab; }
.text { color: #bfa4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 164 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa4ab, #bfaba4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFA4AB?: #BFA4AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA4AB?: The RGB value is 191, 164, 171: 191 red, 164 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA4AB?: The complementary color is #A4BFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA4AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.