What color is #BFC7C7?

#BFC7C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC7C7?

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

What is the complementary color of #BFC7C7?

The complementary color is #C7BFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC7C7 color

#BFC7C7 rgb(191, 199, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC7C7 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#BFC7C7 color codes

HEX	`#BFC7C7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 199, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 78%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.64, -2.74, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.64, 2.9, 199.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.216, 56.046, 62.089)`
Decimal	`12568519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC7C7, 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 #BFC7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #BFC7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc7c7; }
.text { color: #bfc7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 199 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc7c7, #bfc3c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFC7C7?: #BFC7C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC7C7?: The RGB value is 191, 199, 199: 191 red, 199 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC7C7?: The complementary color is #C7BFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.