What color is #BFA9BC?

#BFA9BC 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 #BFA9BC?

The RGB value is 191, 169, 188: 191 red, 169 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA9BC?

The complementary color is #A9BFAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA9BC color

#BFA9BC rgb(191, 169, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA9BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.3% green and 73.7% blue (191, 169, 188).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#BFA9BC color codes

HEX	`#BFA9BC`
RGB	`rgb(191, 169, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 66.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.61, 11.34, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.61, 13.22, 329.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.75, 43.084, 53.526)`
Decimal	`12560828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA9BC, 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 #BFA9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #BFA9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa9bc; }
.text { color: #bfa9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 169 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa9bc, #bfa9b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA9BC?: #BFA9BC 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 #BFA9BC?: The RGB value is 191, 169, 188: 191 red, 169 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA9BC?: The complementary color is #A9BFAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.