What color is #BFA4BF?

#BFA4BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA4BF?

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

What is the complementary color of #BFA4BF?

The complementary color is #A4BFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA4BF color

#BFA4BF rgb(191, 164, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA4BF is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#BFA4BF color codes

HEX	`#BFA4BF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 164, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.45, 14.65, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.45, 17.84, 325.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.164, 41.39, 54.943)`
Decimal	`12559551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA4BF, 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 #BFA4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #BFA4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa4bf; }
.text { color: #bfa4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 164 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa4bf, #bfa4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA4BF?: #BFA4BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA4BF?: The RGB value is 191, 164, 191: 191 red, 164 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA4BF?: The complementary color is #A4BFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.