What color is #BFC3B3?

#BFC3B3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC3B3?

The RGB value is 191, 195, 179: 191 red, 195 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC3B3?

The complementary color is #B7B3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC3B3 color

#BFC3B3 rgb(191, 195, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC3B3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.5% green and 70.2% blue (191, 195, 179).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 12% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#BFC3B3 color codes

HEX	`#BFC3B3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 195, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 76.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 12%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.09, -4.26, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.09, 8.68, 119.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.136, 53.361, 50.35)`
Decimal	`12567475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC3B3, 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 #BFC3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #BFC3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc3b3; }
.text { color: #bfc3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 195 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc3b3, #b7c3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC3B3?: #BFC3B3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC3B3?: The RGB value is 191, 195, 179: 191 red, 195 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC3B3?: The complementary color is #B7B3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.