What color is #BFCCBD?

#BFCCBD 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 #BFCCBD?

The RGB value is 191, 204, 189: 191 red, 204 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCCBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFCCBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCCBD color

#BFCCBD rgb(191, 204, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80% green and 74.1% blue (191, 204, 189).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#BFCCBD color codes

HEX	`#BFCCBD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 204, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 80%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.7, -7.2, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.7, 9.34, 140.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.262, 57.936, 56.564)`
Decimal	`12569789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCCBD, 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 #BFCCBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCCBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #BFCCBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfccbd; }
.text { color: #bfccbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfccbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 204 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfccbd, #bdccc3); }

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Questions

What color is #BFCCBD?: #BFCCBD 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 #BFCCBD?: The RGB value is 191, 204, 189: 191 red, 204 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCCBD?: The complementary color is #CABDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCCBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.