What color is #BFC6B0?

#BFC6B0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC6B0?

The RGB value is 191, 198, 176: 191 red, 198 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC6B0?

The complementary color is #B7B0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC6B0 color

#BFC6B0 rgb(191, 198, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC6B0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.6% green and 69% blue (191, 198, 176).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#BFC6B0 color codes

HEX	`#BFC6B0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 198, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 77.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.81, -6.34, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.81, 12.02, 121.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.515, 54.599, 48.996)`
Decimal	`12568240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC6B0, 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 #BFC6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #BFC6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc6b0; }
.text { color: #bfc6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 198 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc6b0, #b4c6b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFC6B0?: #BFC6B0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC6B0?: The RGB value is 191, 198, 176: 191 red, 198 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC6B0?: The complementary color is #B7B0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.