What color is #BFBBC7?

#BFBBC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBBC7?

The RGB value is 191, 187, 199: 191 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBC7?

The complementary color is #C3C7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBBC7 color

#BFBBC7 rgb(191, 187, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBBC7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 78% blue (191, 187, 199).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% 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 11.15:1).

#BFBBC7 color codes

HEX	`#BFBBC7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 187, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 73.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.52, 3.65, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.52, 6.63, 303.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.563, 50.741, 61.205)`
Decimal	`12565447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBBC7, 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 #BFBBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #BFBBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbbc7; }
.text { color: #bfbbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 187 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbbc7, #c5bbc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBBC7?: #BFBBC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBBC7?: The RGB value is 191, 187, 199: 191 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBBC7?: The complementary color is #C3C7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.