What color is #BFBFCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFBFCD?

The RGB value is 191, 191, 205: 191 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBFCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFBFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBFCD color

#BFBFCD rgb(191, 191, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 80.4% blue (191, 191, 205).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#BFBFCD color codes

HEX	`#BFBFCD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 191, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.72, 2.67, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.72, 7.5, 290.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.134, 52.746, 65.233)`
Decimal	`12566477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBFCD, 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 #BFBFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #BFBFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbfcd; }
.text { color: #bfbfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 191 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbfcd, #c6bfcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFBFCD?: #BFBFCD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBFCD?: The RGB value is 191, 191, 205: 191 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBFCD?: The complementary color is #CDCDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.