What color is #BFFFCF?

#BFFFCF is a very light, vivid green known as Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eau de Nil?

The RGB value is 191, 255, 207: 191 red, 255 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eau de Nil?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFFFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eau de Nil color: hex code #BFFFCF

#BFFFCF rgb(191, 255, 207)

Shades of green

Eau de Nil has the hex code #BFFFCF. It is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 100% green and 81.2% blue (191, 255, 207).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

Eau de Nil (#BFFFCF) color codes

HEX	`#BFFFCF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 255, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 100%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.78, -29.21, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.78, 33.58, 150.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.505, 87.099, 72.222)`
Decimal	`12582863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eau de Nil, 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 #BFFFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFFFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #BFFFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfffcf; }
.text { color: #bfffcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfffcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 255 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfffcf, #bfffef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

See #BFFFCF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFFFCF?: #BFFFCF is a very light, vivid green known as Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eau de Nil?: The RGB value is 191, 255, 207: 191 red, 255 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eau de Nil?: The complementary color is #FFBFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFFFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.