What color is #BFAEB9?

#BFAEB9 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 #BFAEB9?

The RGB value is 191, 174, 185: 191 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAEB9?

The complementary color is #AEBFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAEB9 color

#BFAEB9 rgb(191, 174, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFAEB9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green and 72.5% blue (191, 174, 185).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#BFAEB9 color codes

HEX	`#BFAEB9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 174, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 68.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, 8.05, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 8.74, 337.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.378, 44.852, 52.156)`
Decimal	`12562105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAEB9, 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 #BFAEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #BFAEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfaeb9; }
.text { color: #bfaeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 174 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfaeb9, #bfaeb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFAEB9?: #BFAEB9 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 #BFAEB9?: The RGB value is 191, 174, 185: 191 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAEB9?: The complementary color is #AEBFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.