What color is #BFBAC2?

#BFBAC2 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 #BFBAC2?

The RGB value is 191, 186, 194: 191 red, 186 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBAC2?

The complementary color is #BDC2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBAC2 color

#BFBAC2 rgb(191, 186, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBAC2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.9% green and 76.1% blue (191, 186, 194).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#BFBAC2 color codes

HEX	`#BFBAC2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 186, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, 3.23, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 4.7, 313.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.781, 50.089, 58.127)`
Decimal	`12565186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBAC2, 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 #BFBAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #BFBAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbac2; }
.text { color: #bfbac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 186 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbac2, #c2bac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBAC2?: #BFBAC2 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 #BFBAC2?: The RGB value is 191, 186, 194: 191 red, 186 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBAC2?: The complementary color is #BDC2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.