What color is #BFB3BA?

#BFB3BA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB3BA?

The RGB value is 191, 179, 186: 191 red, 179 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB3BA?

The complementary color is #B3BFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB3BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB3BA color

#BFB3BA rgb(191, 179, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB3BA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green and 72.9% blue (191, 179, 186).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#BFB3BA color codes

HEX	`#BFB3BA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 179, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 70.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, 5.52, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 5.88, 339.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.468, 46.862, 53.042)`
Decimal	`12563386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB3BA, 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 #BFB3BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB3BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #BFB3BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb3ba; }
.text { color: #bfb3ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb3ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 179 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb3ba, #bfb3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFB3BA?: #BFB3BA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB3BA?: The RGB value is 191, 179, 186: 191 red, 179 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB3BA?: The complementary color is #B3BFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB3BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.