What color is #BFBAB5?

#BFBAB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBAB5?

The RGB value is 191, 186, 181: 191 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBAB5?

The complementary color is #B5BABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBAB5 color

#BFBAB5 rgb(191, 186, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBAB5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.9% green and 71% blue (191, 186, 181).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rampart (#BCB7B1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#BFBAB5 color codes

HEX	`#BFBAB5`
RGB	`rgb(191, 186, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, 0.86, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 3.27, 74.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.384, 49.531, 50.771)`
Decimal	`12565173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBAB5, 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 #BFBAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #BFBAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbab5; }
.text { color: #bfbab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 186 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbab5, #bfbfb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBAB5?: #BFBAB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBAB5?: The RGB value is 191, 186, 181: 191 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBAB5?: The complementary color is #B5BABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.