What color is #BFAAC3?

#BFAAC3 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 #BFAAC3?

The RGB value is 191, 170, 195: 191 red, 170 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAAC3?

The complementary color is #AEC3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAAC3 color

#BFAAC3 rgb(191, 170, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFAAC3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.7% green and 76.5% blue (191, 170, 195).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#BFAAC3 color codes

HEX	`#BFAAC3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 170, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 66.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, 12.11, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 15.68, 320.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.709, 43.766, 57.659)`
Decimal	`12561091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAAC3, 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 #BFAAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #BFAAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfaac3; }
.text { color: #bfaac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 170 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfaac3, #c3aaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFAAC3?: #BFAAC3 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 #BFAAC3?: The RGB value is 191, 170, 195: 191 red, 170 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAAC3?: The complementary color is #AEC3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.