What color is #BFA6BE?

#BFA6BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA6BE?

The RGB value is 191, 166, 190: 191 red, 166 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA6BE?

The complementary color is #A6BFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA6BE color

#BFA6BE rgb(191, 166, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA6BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.1% green and 74.5% blue (191, 166, 190).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#BFA6BE color codes

HEX	`#BFA6BE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 166, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.92, 13.36, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.92, 16.07, 326.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.415, 42.067, 54.485)`
Decimal	`12560062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA6BE, 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 #BFA6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #BFA6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa6be; }
.text { color: #bfa6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 166 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa6be, #bfa6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA6BE?: #BFA6BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA6BE?: The RGB value is 191, 166, 190: 191 red, 166 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA6BE?: The complementary color is #A6BFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.