What color is #BFA5A3?

#BFA5A3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA5A3?

The RGB value is 191, 165, 163: 191 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA5A3?

The complementary color is #A3BDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA5A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA5A3 color

#BFA5A3 rgb(191, 165, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFA5A3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.7% green and 63.9% blue (191, 165, 163).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#BFA5A3 color codes

HEX	`#BFA5A3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 165, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, 9.14, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 10.21, 26.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.552, 40.632, 40.297)`
Decimal	`12559779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA5A3, 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 #BFA5A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA5A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #BFA5A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa5a3; }
.text { color: #bfa5a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa5a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 165 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa5a3, #bfb3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BFA5A3?: #BFA5A3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA5A3?: The RGB value is 191, 165, 163: 191 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA5A3?: The complementary color is #A3BDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA5A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.