What color is #BFB9C2?

#BFB9C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB9C2?

The RGB value is 191, 185, 194: 191 red, 185 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB9C2?

The complementary color is #BCC2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB9C2 color

#BFB9C2 rgb(191, 185, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB9C2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.5% green and 76.1% blue (191, 185, 194).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 7% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#BFB9C2 color codes

HEX	`#BFB9C2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 185, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 7%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.87, 3.77, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.87, 5.35, 314.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.571, 49.669, 58.057)`
Decimal	`12564930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB9C2, 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 #BFB9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #BFB9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb9c2; }
.text { color: #bfb9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 185 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb9c2, #c2b9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFB9C2?: #BFB9C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB9C2?: The RGB value is 191, 185, 194: 191 red, 185 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB9C2?: The complementary color is #BCC2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.