What color is #BFBFCA?

#BFBFCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBFCA?

The RGB value is 191, 191, 202: 191 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBFCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFBFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBFCA color

#BFBFCA rgb(191, 191, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 79.2% blue (191, 191, 202).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#BFBFCA color codes

HEX	`#BFBFCA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 191, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.64, 2.08, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.64, 5.89, 290.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.775, 52.602, 63.344)`
Decimal	`12566474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBFCA, 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 #BFBFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #BFBFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbfca; }
.text { color: #bfbfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 191 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbfca, #c4bfca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBFCA?: #BFBFCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBFCA?: The RGB value is 191, 191, 202: 191 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBFCA?: The complementary color is #CACABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.