What color is #BFB2A9?

#BFB2A9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB2A9?

The RGB value is 191, 178, 169: 191 red, 178 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB2A9?

The complementary color is #A9B6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB2A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB2A9 color

#BFB2A9 rgb(191, 178, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB2A9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 66.3% blue (191, 178, 169).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#BFB2A9 color codes

HEX	`#BFB2A9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 178, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 69.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, 3.08, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 6.98, 63.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.567, 45.782, 44.018)`
Decimal	`12563113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB2A9, 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 #BFB2A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB2A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #BFB2A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb2a9; }
.text { color: #bfb2a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb2a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 178 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb2a9, #bfbda9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFB2A9?: #BFB2A9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB2A9?: The RGB value is 191, 178, 169: 191 red, 178 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB2A9?: The complementary color is #A9B6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB2A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.