What color is #BFABA9?

#BFABA9 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 #BFABA9?

The RGB value is 191, 171, 169: 191 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFABA9?

The complementary color is #A9BDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFABA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFABA9 color

#BFABA9 rgb(191, 171, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFABA9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.1% green and 66.3% blue (191, 171, 169).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#BFABA9 color codes

HEX	`#BFABA9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 171, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.6, 6.87, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.6, 7.78, 28.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.21, 43.068, 43.565)`
Decimal	`12561321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFABA9, 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 #BFABA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFABA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #BFABA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfaba9; }
.text { color: #bfaba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 171 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfaba9, #bfb6a9); }

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Questions

What color is #BFABA9?: #BFABA9 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 #BFABA9?: The RGB value is 191, 171, 169: 191 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFABA9?: The complementary color is #A9BDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFABA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.