What color is #BFB6BC?

#BFB6BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB6BC?

The RGB value is 191, 182, 188: 191 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB6BC?

The complementary color is #B6BFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB6BC color

#BFB6BC rgb(191, 182, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB6BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.4% green and 73.7% blue (191, 182, 188).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#BFB6BC color codes

HEX	`#BFB6BC`
RGB	`rgb(191, 182, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.93, 4.27, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.93, 4.67, 335.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.29, 48.163, 54.372)`
Decimal	`12564156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB6BC, 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 #BFB6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #BFB6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb6bc; }
.text { color: #bfb6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 182 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb6bc, #bfb6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFB6BC?: #BFB6BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB6BC?: The RGB value is 191, 182, 188: 191 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB6BC?: The complementary color is #B6BFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.