What color is #BFCBBB?

#BFCBBB 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 #BFCBBB?

The RGB value is 191, 203, 187: 191 red, 203 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBBB?

The complementary color is #C7BBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCBBB color

#BFCBBB rgb(191, 203, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 73.3% blue (191, 203, 187).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#BFCBBB color codes

HEX	`#BFCBBB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 203, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 79.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.39, -7.04, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.39, 9.63, 136.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.81, 57.376, 55.349)`
Decimal	`12569531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCBBB, 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 #BFCBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #BFCBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcbbb; }
.text { color: #bfcbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 203 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcbbb, #bbcbbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BFCBBB?: #BFCBBB 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 #BFCBBB?: The RGB value is 191, 203, 187: 191 red, 203 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCBBB?: The complementary color is #C7BBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.