What color is #BFC8BB?

#BFC8BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC8BB?

The RGB value is 191, 200, 187: 191 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC8BB?

The complementary color is #C4BBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC8BB color

#BFC8BB rgb(191, 200, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC8BB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (191, 200, 187).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#BFC8BB color codes

HEX	`#BFC8BB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 200, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 78.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.6, -5.47, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.6, 7.71, 135.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.108, 55.973, 55.115)`
Decimal	`12568763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC8BB, 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 #BFC8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #BFC8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc8bb; }
.text { color: #bfc8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 200 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc8bb, #bbc8bd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BFC8BB?: #BFC8BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC8BB?: The RGB value is 191, 200, 187: 191 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC8BB?: The complementary color is #C4BBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.