#BF929A Color

#BF929A is rgb(191, 146, 154) in RGB, hsl(349, 26%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF929A

HEX#BF929A

RGBrgb(191, 146, 154)

HSLhsl(349, 26%, 66%)

HSVhsv(349, 24%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.055 6.7)

LABlab(65.09% 18.38 2.68)

LCHlch(65.09% 18.58 8.30)

What #BF929A 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 #BF929A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 4.54 Tuscany#C09999ΔE 4.97 English Lavender#B48395ΔE 7.4 Puce#CC8899ΔE 10.14 Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 10.69 Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 10.89

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#BF929A Channel Values

How #BF929A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 191 · G 146 · B 154	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 349° · S 26% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 349° · S 24% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 19% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.69:1 vs white · 7.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF929A 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF929A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF929A; 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 #BF929A

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

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How #BF929A 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#BF929A

Protanopia#9B9B9A

Protanomaly#AB979A

Deuteranopia#A3A399

Deuteranomaly#AF9C99

Tritanopia#BE9393

Tritanomaly#BF9396

Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #BF929A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf929a: #BF929A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF929A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf929a': '#BF929A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.573, blue: 0.604)

Android XML<color name="color_bf929a">#BF929A</color>

SVG fillfill="#BF929A"

More Red Colors

#BF929A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#BF929A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF929A?

#BF929A is a light red — rgb(191, 146, 154) in RGB and hsl(349, 26%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.54.

What is the RGB value of #BF929A?

#BF929A is rgb(191, 146, 154) — red 191, green 146, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF929A?

#BF929A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF929A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF929A scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF929A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF929A 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 4.54, which is very hard to tell apart.

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