What color is #BFB2BA?

#BFB2BA 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 #BFB2BA?

The RGB value is 191, 178, 186: 191 red, 178 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB2BA?

The complementary color is #B2BFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB2BA color

#BFB2BA rgb(191, 178, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB2BA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 72.9% blue (191, 178, 186).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#BFB2BA color codes

HEX	`#BFB2BA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 178, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 69.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, 6.06, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 6.52, 338.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.268, 46.463, 52.976)`
Decimal	`12563130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB2BA, 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 #BFB2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #BFB2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb2ba; }
.text { color: #bfb2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 178 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb2ba, #bfb2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFB2BA?: #BFB2BA 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 #BFB2BA?: The RGB value is 191, 178, 186: 191 red, 178 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB2BA?: The complementary color is #B2BFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.