What color is #BFBECB?

#BFBECB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBECB?

The RGB value is 191, 190, 203: 191 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBECB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFBECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBECB color

#BFBECB rgb(191, 190, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBECB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green and 79.6% blue (191, 190, 203).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#BFBECB color codes

HEX	`#BFBECB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 190, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, 2.81, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 6.99, 293.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.677, 52.215, 63.897)`
Decimal	`12566219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBECB, 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 #BFBECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #BFBECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbecb; }
.text { color: #bfbecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 190 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbecb, #c5becb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBECB?: #BFBECB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBECB?: The RGB value is 191, 190, 203: 191 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBECB?: The complementary color is #CACBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.