What color is #BFD5B3?

#BFD5B3 is a light, desaturated green known as Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nature?

The RGB value is 191, 213, 179: 191 red, 213 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nature?

The complementary color is #C9B3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nature color: hex code #BFD5B3

#BFD5B3 rgb(191, 213, 179)

Shades of green

Nature has the hex code #BFD5B3. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.5% green and 70.2% blue (191, 213, 179).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

Nature (#BFD5B3) color codes

HEX	`#BFD5B3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 213, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.87, -13.55, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.87, 19.74, 133.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.415, 61.919, 51.777)`
Decimal	`12572083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nature, 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 #BFD5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #BFD5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd5b3; }
.text { color: #bfd5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 213 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd5b3, #b3d5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

See #BFD5B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFD5B3?: #BFD5B3 is a light, desaturated green known as Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nature?: The RGB value is 191, 213, 179: 191 red, 213 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nature?: The complementary color is #C9B3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.