What color is #BFAAAF?

#BFAAAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFAAAF?

The RGB value is 191, 170, 175: 191 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAAAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFAAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAAAF color

#BFAAAF rgb(191, 170, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.7% green and 68.6% blue (191, 170, 175).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#BFAAAF color codes

HEX	`#BFAAAF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 170, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 66.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.5, 8.44, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.5, 8.45, 1.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.598, 42.922, 46.537)`
Decimal	`12561071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAAAF, 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 #BFAAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #BFAAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfaaaf; }
.text { color: #bfaaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 170 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfaaaf, #bfafaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BFAAAF?: #BFAAAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFAAAF?: The RGB value is 191, 170, 175: 191 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAAAF?: The complementary color is #AABFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.