What color is #BFB1B2?

#BFB1B2 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 #BFB1B2?

The RGB value is 191, 177, 178: 191 red, 177 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB1B2?

The complementary color is #B1BFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB1B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB1B2 color

#BFB1B2 rgb(191, 177, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB1B2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.4% green and 69.8% blue (191, 177, 178).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#BFB1B2 color codes

HEX	`#BFB1B2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 177, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 69.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, 5.17, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 5.33, 14.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.243, 45.736, 48.555)`
Decimal	`12562866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB1B2, 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 #BFB1B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB1B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #BFB1B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb1b2; }
.text { color: #bfb1b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb1b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 177 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb1b2, #bfb7b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BFB1B2?: #BFB1B2 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 #BFB1B2?: The RGB value is 191, 177, 178: 191 red, 177 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB1B2?: The complementary color is #B1BFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB1B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.