What color is #BFA7C0?

#BFA7C0 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 #BFA7C0?

The RGB value is 191, 167, 192: 191 red, 167 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA7C0?

The complementary color is #A8C0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA7C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA7C0 color

#BFA7C0 rgb(191, 167, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA7C0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.5% green and 75.3% blue (191, 167, 192).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#BFA7C0 color codes

HEX	`#BFA7C0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 167, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, 13.19, -9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 16.29, 324.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.818, 42.52, 55.705)`
Decimal	`12560320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA7C0, 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 #BFA7C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA7C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #BFA7C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa7c0; }
.text { color: #bfa7c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa7c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 167 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa7c0, #c0a7b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA7C0?: #BFA7C0 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 #BFA7C0?: The RGB value is 191, 167, 192: 191 red, 167 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA7C0?: The complementary color is #A8C0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA7C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.