What color is #BFB5B7?

#BFB5B7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5B7?

The RGB value is 191, 181, 183: 191 red, 181 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5B7?

The complementary color is #B5BFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB5B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB5B7 color

#BFB5B7 rgb(191, 181, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB5B7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71% green and 71.8% blue (191, 181, 183).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#BFB5B7 color codes

HEX	`#BFB5B7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 181, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.54, 3.9, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.54, 3.91, 3.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.556, 47.543, 51.515)`
Decimal	`12563895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB5B7, 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 #BFB5B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB5B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #BFB5B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb5b7; }
.text { color: #bfb5b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb5b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 181 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb5b7, #bfb8b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFB5B7?: #BFB5B7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB5B7?: The RGB value is 191, 181, 183: 191 red, 181 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB5B7?: The complementary color is #B5BFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB5B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.