What color is #BDCFBF?

#BDCFBF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCFBF?

The RGB value is 189, 207, 191: 189 red, 207 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCFBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCFBF color

#BDCFBF rgb(189, 207, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCFBF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green and 74.9% blue (189, 207, 191).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#BDCFBF color codes

HEX	`#BDCFBF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 207, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 81.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, -9.08, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 10.81, 147.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.701, 59.205, 57.931)`
Decimal	`12439487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCFBF, 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 #BDCFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #BDCFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcfbf; }
.text { color: #bdcfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 207 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcfbf, #bdcfc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCFBF?: #BDCFBF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCFBF?: The RGB value is 189, 207, 191: 189 red, 207 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCFBF?: The complementary color is #CFBDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.