What color is #BFC7D8?

#BFC7D8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC7D8?

The RGB value is 191, 199, 216: 191 red, 199 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC7D8?

The complementary color is #D8D0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC7D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC7D8 color

#BFC7D8 rgb(191, 199, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC7D8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 78% green and 84.7% blue (191, 199, 216).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#BFC7D8 color codes

HEX	`#BFC7D8`
RGB	`rgb(191, 199, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 78%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.11, 0.61, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.11, 9.41, 273.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.301, 56.88, 73.071)`
Decimal	`12568536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC7D8, 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 #BFC7D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC7D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #BFC7D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc7d8; }
.text { color: #bfc7d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc7d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 199 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc7d8, #c3bfd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFC7D8?: #BFC7D8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC7D8?: The RGB value is 191, 199, 216: 191 red, 199 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC7D8?: The complementary color is #D8D0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC7D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.