What color is #BFC7AE?

#BFC7AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC7AE?

The RGB value is 191, 199, 174: 191 red, 199 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC7AE?

The complementary color is #B6AEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC7AE color

#BFC7AE rgb(191, 199, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFC7AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 78% green and 68.2% blue (191, 199, 174).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#BFC7AE color codes

HEX	`#BFC7AE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 199, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 78%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.03, -7.2, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.03, 13.64, 121.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.548, 54.979, 48.038)`
Decimal	`12568494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC7AE, 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 #BFC7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #BFC7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc7ae; }
.text { color: #bfc7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 199 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc7ae, #b3c7ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFC7AE?: #BFC7AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC7AE?: The RGB value is 191, 199, 174: 191 red, 199 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC7AE?: The complementary color is #B6AEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.