What color is #BFACB5?

#BFACB5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFACB5?

The RGB value is 191, 172, 181: 191 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFACB5?

The complementary color is #ACBFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFACB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFACB5 color

#BFACB5 rgb(191, 172, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFACB5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.5% green and 71% blue (191, 172, 181).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#BFACB5 color codes

HEX	`#BFACB5`
RGB	`rgb(191, 172, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.17, 8.42, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.17, 8.68, 345.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.578, 43.918, 49.836)`
Decimal	`12561589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFACB5, 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 #BFACB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFACB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #BFACB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfacb5; }
.text { color: #bfacb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfacb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 172 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfacb5, #bfacac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFACB5?: #BFACB5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFACB5?: The RGB value is 191, 172, 181: 191 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFACB5?: The complementary color is #ACBFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFACB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.