What color is #BFCBBD?

#BFCBBD 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 #BFCBBD?

The RGB value is 191, 203, 189: 191 red, 203 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBBD?

The complementary color is #C9BDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCBBD color

#BFCBBD rgb(191, 203, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 74.1% blue (191, 203, 189).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#BFCBBD color codes

HEX	`#BFCBBD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 203, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 79.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, -6.68, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 8.7, 140.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.025, 57.462, 56.485)`
Decimal	`12569533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCBBD, 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 #BFCBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #BFCBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcbbd; }
.text { color: #bfcbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 203 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcbbd, #bdcbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFCBBD?: #BFCBBD 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 #BFCBBD?: The RGB value is 191, 203, 189: 191 red, 203 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCBBD?: The complementary color is #C9BDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.