What color is #BFC4B3?

#BFC4B3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC4B3?

The RGB value is 191, 196, 179: 191 red, 196 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC4B3?

The complementary color is #B8B3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC4B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC4B3 color

#BFC4B3 rgb(191, 196, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC4B3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.9% green and 70.2% blue (191, 196, 179).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 13% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#BFC4B3 color codes

HEX	`#BFC4B3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 196, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 76.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 13%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.35, -4.79, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.35, 9.27, 121.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.361, 53.811, 50.425)`
Decimal	`12567731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC4B3, 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 #BFC4B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC4B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #BFC4B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc4b3; }
.text { color: #bfc4b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc4b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 196 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc4b3, #b6c4b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC4B3?: #BFC4B3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC4B3?: The RGB value is 191, 196, 179: 191 red, 196 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC4B3?: The complementary color is #B8B3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC4B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.