What color is #BFBDB8?

#BFBDB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBDB8?

The RGB value is 191, 189, 184: 191 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBDB8?

The complementary color is #B8BABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBDB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBDB8 color

#BFBDB8 rgb(191, 189, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBDB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.1% green and 72.2% blue (191, 189, 184).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#BFBDB8 color codes

HEX	`#BFBDB8`
RGB	`rgb(191, 189, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, -0.21, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 2.78, 94.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.334, 50.932, 52.623)`
Decimal	`12565944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBDB8, 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 #BFBDB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBDB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #BFBDB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbdb8; }
.text { color: #bfbdb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbdb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 189 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbdb8, #bebfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFBDB8?: #BFBDB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBDB8?: The RGB value is 191, 189, 184: 191 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBDB8?: The complementary color is #B8BABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBDB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.