What color is #BFC9BF?

#BFC9BF 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 #BFC9BF?

The RGB value is 191, 201, 191: 191 red, 201 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC9BF?

The complementary color is #C9BFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC9BF color

#BFC9BF rgb(191, 201, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC9BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 78.8% green and 74.9% blue (191, 201, 191).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#BFC9BF color codes

HEX	`#BFC9BF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 201, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 78.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, -5.27, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 6.51, 144.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.775, 56.611, 57.479)`
Decimal	`12569023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC9BF, 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 #BFC9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #BFC9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc9bf; }
.text { color: #bfc9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 201 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc9bf, #bfc9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC9BF?: #BFC9BF 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 #BFC9BF?: The RGB value is 191, 201, 191: 191 red, 201 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC9BF?: The complementary color is #C9BFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.