What color is #BFC0C1?

#BFC0C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnesium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC0C1?

The RGB value is 191, 192, 193: 191 red, 192 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC0C1?

The complementary color is #C1C0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC0C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC0C1 color

#BFC0C1 rgb(191, 192, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC0C1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 75.3% green and 75.7% blue (191, 192, 193).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Magnesium (#C1C2C3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#BFC0C1 color codes

HEX	`#BFC0C1`
RGB	`rgb(191, 192, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 75.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 1%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.65, -0.16, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.65, 0.64, 255.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.959, 52.626, 57.968)`
Decimal	`12566721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC0C1, 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 #BFC0C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC0C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #BFC0C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc0c1; }
.text { color: #bfc0c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc0c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 192 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc0c1, #bfbfc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC0C1?: #BFC0C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Magnesium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC0C1?: The RGB value is 191, 192, 193: 191 red, 192 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC0C1?: The complementary color is #C1C0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC0C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.