What color is #BFAAC0?

#BFAAC0 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 #BFAAC0?

The RGB value is 191, 170, 192: 191 red, 170 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAAC0?

The complementary color is #ABC0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAAC0 color

#BFAAC0 rgb(191, 170, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFAAC0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.7% green and 75.3% blue (191, 170, 192).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#BFAAC0 color codes

HEX	`#BFAAC0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 170, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 66.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, 11.54, -8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 14.3, 323.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.374, 43.632, 55.891)`
Decimal	`12561088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAAC0, 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 #BFAAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #BFAAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfaac0; }
.text { color: #bfaac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 170 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfaac0, #c0aab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFAAC0?: #BFAAC0 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 #BFAAC0?: The RGB value is 191, 170, 192: 191 red, 170 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAAC0?: The complementary color is #ABC0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.