What color is #BFBDBF?

#BFBDBF is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBDBF?

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

What is the complementary color of #BFBDBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFBDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBDBF color

#BFBDBF rgb(191, 189, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBDBF is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rough Asphalt (#BDBEBF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#BFBDBF color codes

HEX	`#BFBDBF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 189, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.82, 1.07, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.82, 1.31, 324.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.086, 51.233, 56.583)`
Decimal	`12565951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBDBF, 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 #BFBDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #BFBDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

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Questions

What color is #BFBDBF?: #BFBDBF is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBDBF?: The RGB value is 191, 189, 191: 191 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBDBF?: The complementary color is #BDBFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.