What color is #BFB9BB?

#BFB9BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB9BB?

The RGB value is 191, 185, 187: 191 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB9BB?

The complementary color is #B9BFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB9BB color

#BFB9BB rgb(191, 185, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB9BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.5% green and 73.3% blue (191, 185, 187).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 4% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#BFB9BB color codes

HEX	`#BFB9BB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 185, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 4%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.68, 2.47, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.68, 2.48, 353.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.803, 49.362, 54.014)`
Decimal	`12564923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB9BB, 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 #BFB9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #BFB9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb9bb; }
.text { color: #bfb9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 185 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb9bb, #bfbab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFB9BB?: #BFB9BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB9BB?: The RGB value is 191, 185, 187: 191 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB9BB?: The complementary color is #B9BFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.