What color is #BFC5BD?

#BFC5BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC5BD?

The RGB value is 191, 197, 189: 191 red, 197 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC5BD?

The complementary color is #C3BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC5BD color

#BFC5BD rgb(191, 197, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC5BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.3% green and 74.1% blue (191, 197, 189).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 6% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#BFC5BD color codes

HEX	`#BFC5BD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 197, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 77.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 6%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.86, -3.54, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.86, 4.83, 137.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.636, 54.683, 56.021)`
Decimal	`12567997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC5BD, 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 #BFC5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #BFC5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc5bd; }
.text { color: #bfc5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 197 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc5bd, #bdc5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC5BD?: #BFC5BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC5BD?: The RGB value is 191, 197, 189: 191 red, 197 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC5BD?: The complementary color is #C3BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.