What color is #BFA5B7?

#BFA5B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA5B7?

The RGB value is 191, 165, 183: 191 red, 165 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA5B7?

The complementary color is #A5BFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA5B7?

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.

#BFA5B7 color

#BFA5B7 rgb(191, 165, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BFA5B7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.7% green and 71.8% blue (191, 165, 183).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BFA5B7 color codes

HEX	`#BFA5B7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 165, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.46, 12.61, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.46, 13.85, 335.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.487, 41.406, 50.492)`
Decimal	`12559799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA5B7, 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 #BFA5B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA5B7 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 #BFA5B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa5b7; }
.text { color: #bfa5b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa5b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 165 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa5b7, #bfa5aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA5B7?: #BFA5B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA5B7?: The RGB value is 191, 165, 183: 191 red, 165 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA5B7?: The complementary color is #A5BFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA5B7?: 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.