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#BF697E Color

#BF697E is rgb(191, 105, 126) in RGB, hsl(345, 40%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 34%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Gold (#B76E79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF697E
HEX#BF697E
RGBrgb(191, 105, 126)
HSLhsl(345, 40%, 58%)
HSVhsv(345, 45%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 34%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.112 5.2)
LABlab(55.06% 36.78 4.39)
LCHlch(55.06% 37.04 6.81)

What #BF697E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BF697E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BF697E Channel Values

How #BF697E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 105 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 40% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 45% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 34% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF697E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF697E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF697E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BF697E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF697E.

How #BF697E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BF697E
Protanopia#7D7D7E
Protanomaly#9C767E
Deuteranopia#8D8D7B
Deuteranomaly#A3807C
Tritanopia#BE6C6C
Tritanomaly#BE6B74
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF697E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bf697e: #BF697E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF697E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf697e': '#BF697E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.412, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_bf697e">#BF697E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF697E"

More Red Colors

#BF697E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF697E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF697E?

#BF697E is a mid-tone red — rgb(191, 105, 126) in RGB and hsl(345, 40%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #BF697E?

#BF697E is rgb(191, 105, 126) — red 191, green 105, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF697E?

#BF697E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 34%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF697E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF697E scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF697E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF697E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 10.9, which is visibly different.

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