What color is #BFC5AB?

#BFC5AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC5AB?

The RGB value is 191, 197, 171: 191 red, 197 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC5AB?

The complementary color is #B1ABC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC5AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC5AB color

#BFC5AB rgb(191, 197, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFC5AB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.3% green and 67.1% blue (191, 197, 171).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#BFC5AB color codes

HEX	`#BFC5AB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 197, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 77.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.43, -6.66, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.43, 14.03, 118.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.802, 53.949, 46.362)`
Decimal	`12567979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC5AB, 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 #BFC5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC5AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #BFC5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc5ab; }
.text { color: #bfc5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 197 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc5ab, #b2c5ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFC5AB?: #BFC5AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC5AB?: The RGB value is 191, 197, 171: 191 red, 197 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC5AB?: The complementary color is #B1ABC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC5AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.