What color is #BFAAA7?

#BFAAA7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFAAA7?

The RGB value is 191, 170, 167: 191 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAAA7?

The complementary color is #A7BCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAAA7 color

#BFAAA7 rgb(191, 170, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFAAA7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (191, 170, 167).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#BFAAA7 color codes

HEX	`#BFAAA7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 170, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 66.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.29, 7.08, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.29, 8.29, 31.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.835, 42.617, 42.521)`
Decimal	`12561063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAAA7, 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 #BFAAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #BFAAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfaaa7; }
.text { color: #bfaaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 170 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfaaa7, #bfb6a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFAAA7?: #BFAAA7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFAAA7?: The RGB value is 191, 170, 167: 191 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAAA7?: The complementary color is #A7BCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.