What color is #BFAFB5?

#BFAFB5 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 #BFAFB5?

The RGB value is 191, 175, 181: 191 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFAFB5?

The complementary color is #AFBFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFAFB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFAFB5 color

#BFAFB5 rgb(191, 175, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFAFB5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.6% green and 71% blue (191, 175, 181).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#BFAFB5 color codes

HEX	`#BFAFB5`
RGB	`rgb(191, 175, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 68.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, 6.78, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 6.85, 351.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.155, 45.073, 50.028)`
Decimal	`12562357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFAFB5, 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 #BFAFB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFAFB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #BFAFB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfafb5; }
.text { color: #bfafb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfafb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 175 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfafb5, #bfb1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BFAFB5?: #BFAFB5 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 #BFAFB5?: The RGB value is 191, 175, 181: 191 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFAFB5?: The complementary color is #AFBFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFAFB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.