What color is #BFBDC4?

#BFBDC4 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 #BFBDC4?

The RGB value is 191, 189, 196: 191 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBDC4?

The complementary color is #C2C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBDC4 color

#BFBDC4 rgb(191, 189, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBDC4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.1% green and 76.9% blue (191, 189, 196).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#BFBDC4 color codes

HEX	`#BFBDC4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 189, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, 2, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 3.84, 301.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.646, 51.457, 59.531)`
Decimal	`12565956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBDC4, 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 #BFBDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #BFBDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbdc4; }
.text { color: #bfbdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 189 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbdc4, #c3bdc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBDC4?: #BFBDC4 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 #BFBDC4?: The RGB value is 191, 189, 196: 191 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBDC4?: The complementary color is #C2C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.