What color is #BFCBB7?

#BFCBB7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCBB7?

The RGB value is 191, 203, 183: 191 red, 203 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBB7?

The complementary color is #C3B7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCBB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCBB7 color

#BFCBB7 rgb(191, 203, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFCBB7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 71.8% blue (191, 203, 183).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#BFCBB7 color codes

HEX	`#BFCBB7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 203, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 79.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.3, -7.74, 8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.3, 11.55, 132.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.388, 57.207, 53.125)`
Decimal	`12569527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCBB7, 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 #BFCBB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCBB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #BFCBB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcbb7; }
.text { color: #bfcbb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcbb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 203 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcbb7, #b7cbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFCBB7?: #BFCBB7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCBB7?: The RGB value is 191, 203, 183: 191 red, 203 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCBB7?: The complementary color is #C3B7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCBB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.