What color is #BFA7B5?

#BFA7B5 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 #BFA7B5?

The RGB value is 191, 167, 181: 191 red, 167 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA7B5?

The complementary color is #A7BFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA7B5?

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.

#BFA7B5 color

#BFA7B5 rgb(191, 167, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFA7B5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.5% green and 71% blue (191, 167, 181).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BFA7B5 color codes

HEX	`#BFA7B5`
RGB	`rgb(191, 167, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, 11.15, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 11.84, 340.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.644, 42.051, 49.525)`
Decimal	`12560309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA7B5, 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 #BFA7B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA7B5 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 #BFA7B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa7b5; }
.text { color: #bfa7b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa7b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 167 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa7b5, #bfa7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA7B5?: #BFA7B5 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 #BFA7B5?: The RGB value is 191, 167, 181: 191 red, 167 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA7B5?: The complementary color is #A7BFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA7B5?: 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.