What color is #BFB0AE?

#BFB0AE 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 #BFB0AE?

The RGB value is 191, 176, 174: 191 red, 176 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB0AE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFB0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB0AE color

#BFB0AE rgb(191, 176, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB0AE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 69% green and 68.2% blue (191, 176, 174).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#BFB0AE color codes

HEX	`#BFB0AE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 176, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 69%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, 5.01, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 5.82, 30.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.65, 45.184, 46.405)`
Decimal	`12562606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB0AE, 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 #BFB0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #BFB0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb0ae; }
.text { color: #bfb0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 176 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb0ae, #bfb8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFB0AE?: #BFB0AE 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 #BFB0AE?: The RGB value is 191, 176, 174: 191 red, 176 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB0AE?: The complementary color is #AEBDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.