What color is #BFCBCC?

#BFCBCC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCBCC?

The RGB value is 191, 203, 204: 191 red, 203 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBCC?

The complementary color is #CCC0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCBCC color

#BFCBCC rgb(191, 203, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFCBCC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 80% blue (191, 203, 204).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#BFCBCC color codes

HEX	`#BFCBCC`
RGB	`rgb(191, 203, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 79.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.82, -3.88, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.82, 4.33, 206.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.739, 58.147, 65.507)`
Decimal	`12569548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCBCC, 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 #BFCBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #BFCBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcbcc; }
.text { color: #bfcbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 203 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcbcc, #bfc4cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFCBCC?: #BFCBCC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCBCC?: The RGB value is 191, 203, 204: 191 red, 203 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCBCC?: The complementary color is #CCC0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.