What color is #BFE1E6?

#BFE1E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan known as H₂O. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of H₂O?

The RGB value is 191, 225, 230: 191 red, 225 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of H₂O?

The complementary color is #E6C4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE1E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

H₂O color: hex code #BFE1E6

#BFE1E6 rgb(191, 225, 230)

Shades of teal

H₂O has the hex code #BFE1E6. It is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 88.2% green and 90.2% blue (191, 225, 230).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 44% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

H₂O (#BFE1E6) color codes

HEX	`#BFE1E6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 225, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 88.2%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 44%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.31, -10.06, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.31, 11.8, 211.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.69, 70.638, 85.179)`
Decimal	`12575206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with H₂O, 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 #BFE1E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE1E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #BFE1E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe1e6; }
.text { color: #bfe1e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe1e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 225 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe1e6, #bfcde6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

See #BFE1E6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFE1E6?: #BFE1E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan known as H₂O. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of H₂O?: The RGB value is 191, 225, 230: 191 red, 225 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of H₂O?: The complementary color is #E6C4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE1E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.