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#BF7D91 Color

#BF7D91 is rgb(191, 125, 145) in RGB, hsl(342, 34%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Puce (#CC8899), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF7D91
HEX#BF7D91
RGBrgb(191, 125, 145)
HSLhsl(342, 34%, 62%)
HSVhsv(342, 35%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.086 0)
LABlab(59.90% 28.39 0.33)
LCHlch(59.90% 28.39 0.67)

What #BF7D91 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 #BF7D91, 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 pink in the library.

#BF7D91 Channel Values

How #BF7D91 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 125 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 34% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 35% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 24% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.2:1 vs white · 6.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF7D91 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 text3.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF7D91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF7D91; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BF7D91

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF7D91.

How #BF7D91 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#BF7D91
Protanopia#8B8B91
Protanomaly#A28691
Deuteranopia#97978F
Deuteranomaly#A88D90
Tritanopia#BD8080
Tritanomaly#BE7F87
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF7D91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf7d91: #BF7D91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF7D91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf7d91': '#BF7D91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.490, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_bf7d91">#BF7D91</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF7D91"

More Pink Colors

#BF7D91 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF7D91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF7D91?

#BF7D91 is a light pink — rgb(191, 125, 145) in RGB and hsl(342, 34%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Puce (#CC8899), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.66.

What is the RGB value of #BF7D91?

#BF7D91 is rgb(191, 125, 145) — red 191, green 125, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF7D91?

#BF7D91 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF7D91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF7D91 scores 3.2:1 against white and 6.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF7D91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF7D91 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.28, which is visibly different.

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