What color is #BFAFB1?

#BFAFB1 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 #BFAFB1?

The RGB value is 191, 175, 177: 191 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAFB1?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFAFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAFB1 color

#BFAFB1 rgb(191, 175, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFAFB1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.6% green and 69.4% blue (191, 175, 177).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% 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 9.98:1).

#BFAFB1 color codes

HEX	`#BFAFB1`
RGB	`rgb(191, 175, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 68.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, 6.07, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 6.17, 9.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.751, 44.911, 47.898)`
Decimal	`12562353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAFB1, 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 #BFAFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #BFAFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfafb1; }
.text { color: #bfafb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfafb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 175 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfafb1, #bfb5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BFAFB1?: #BFAFB1 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 #BFAFB1?: The RGB value is 191, 175, 177: 191 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAFB1?: The complementary color is #AFBFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.