What color is #BFC0BC?

#BFC0BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC0BC?

The RGB value is 191, 192, 188: 191 red, 192 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC0BC?

The complementary color is #BDBCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC0BC color

#BFC0BC rgb(191, 192, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC0BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 75.3% green and 73.7% blue (191, 192, 188).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 3% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Waxwing (#C0C2C0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#BFC0BC color codes

HEX	`#BFC0BC`
RGB	`rgb(191, 192, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 75.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 3%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.52, -1.08, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.52, 2.18, 119.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.411, 52.407, 55.08)`
Decimal	`12566716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC0BC, 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 #BFC0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #BFC0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc0bc; }
.text { color: #bfc0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 192 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc0bc, #bdc0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC0BC?: #BFC0BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC0BC?: The RGB value is 191, 192, 188: 191 red, 192 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC0BC?: The complementary color is #BDBCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.