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#BF698C — Muted Pink

#BF698C is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #BF698C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BF698C is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #69BF9C; it also sits naturally between #BF69B6 and #BF7269. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF698C · RGB 191, 105, 140

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Color values

HEX#BF698C
RGB191, 105, 140
HSL336°, 40%, 58%
HSV336°, 45%, 75%
CMYK0%, 45%, 27%, 25%
XYZ31.27, 23.07, 27.62
Yxy23.07, 0.3815, 0.2815
CIE-Lab55.15, 38.50, -3.93
Hunter Lab48.03, 35.26, -3.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 41% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 27% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BF698C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF698C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF698C

.text { color: #BF698C; }
.background { background-color: #BF698C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF698C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 105, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 40%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF698C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 105, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF698C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 105, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF698C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF698C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF698C

#B7577E#A8486E#964063#813754#6F2F49#5D283D#471F2F#361723#200E15#0E0609

Tints of #BF698C

#C57796#CB86A1#D090AA#D69FB5#DCADC0#E2BBCB#E8C9D6#EDD4DE#F3E2E9#F9F1F4

Tones of #BF698C

#B86F8D#B3758E#AD7B8F#A68290#A08892#9A8D93

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69BF9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.74:1 AA large only
Against black text5.61:1 AA

Best text color on #BF698C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF698C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BF698C: ·

How #BF698C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9A9984Deuteranopia · #9FA582Tritanopia · #BB7D7B

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF698C rather than the exact color:

Dusty Breeze
#7387BC · #A36CBD · #C06D8C · #A28863
Burning Ruby Lagoon
#C06588 · #CFBA91 · #9FCB8B · #63A08F
Palette F67280
#F67280 · #C06C84 · #6C5B7B · #355C7D
Palette 6c567b
#6C567B · #C06C84 · #F67280 · #F8B195
Palette F67280
#F67280 · #C06C84 · #6C5B7B · #35477D
Velvet Breeze
#3340A3 · #53327A · #C954C5 · #C06186

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C06D8C#C06588#C06C84#C06186#BA608F#C86B85#C25E89#BD5C88#BA6A99#C57586#BF7397#B85C8F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF698B  ·  #BF698D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF698C?

#BF698C is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 105, 140). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF698C?

#BF698C is RGB 191, 105, 140 — HSL 336°, 40%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 27%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF698C?

Its complement is #69BF9C; analogous partners are #BF69B6 and #BF7269. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF698C for text?

Black text on #BF698C has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.