What color is #BFBBC1?

#BFBBC1 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 #BFBBC1?

The RGB value is 191, 187, 193: 191 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBC1?

The complementary color is #BDC1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBBC1 color

#BFBBC1 rgb(191, 187, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBBC1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (191, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#BFBBC1 color codes

HEX	`#BFBBC1`
RGB	`rgb(191, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.36, 2.51, -2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.36, 3.56, 314.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.88, 50.467, 57.608)`
Decimal	`12565441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBBC1, 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 #BFBBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #BFBBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbbc1; }
.text { color: #bfbbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbbc1, #c1bbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBBC1?: #BFBBC1 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 #BFBBC1?: The RGB value is 191, 187, 193: 191 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBBC1?: The complementary color is #BDC1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.