What color is #BFB5B1?

#BFB5B1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5B1?

The RGB value is 191, 181, 177: 191 red, 181 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5B1?

The complementary color is #B1BBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB5B1 color

#BFB5B1 rgb(191, 181, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB5B1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71% green and 69.4% blue (191, 181, 177).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sand Ripples (#C1B7B0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#BFB5B1 color codes

HEX	`#BFB5B1`
RGB	`rgb(191, 181, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.38, 2.83, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.38, 4.35, 49.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.945, 47.299, 48.296)`
Decimal	`12563889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB5B1, 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 #BFB5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #BFB5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb5b1; }
.text { color: #bfb5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 181 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb5b1, #bfbcb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BFB5B1?: #BFB5B1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB5B1?: The RGB value is 191, 181, 177: 191 red, 181 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB5B1?: The complementary color is #B1BBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.