What color is #BFC7BD?

#BFC7BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC7BD?

The RGB value is 191, 199, 189: 191 red, 199 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC7BD?

The complementary color is #C5BDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC7BD color

#BFC7BD rgb(191, 199, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC7BD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 78% green and 74.1% blue (191, 199, 189).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#BFC7BD color codes

HEX	`#BFC7BD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 199, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 78%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.38, -4.59, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.38, 6.12, 138.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.093, 55.597, 56.174)`
Decimal	`12568509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC7BD, 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 #BFC7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #BFC7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc7bd; }
.text { color: #bfc7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 199 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc7bd, #bdc7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC7BD?: #BFC7BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC7BD?: The RGB value is 191, 199, 189: 191 red, 199 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC7BD?: The complementary color is #C5BDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.