What color is #BFCCCA?

#BFCCCA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCCCA?

The RGB value is 191, 204, 202: 191 red, 204 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCCCA?

The complementary color is #CCBFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCCCA color

#BFCCCA rgb(191, 204, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFCCCA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80% green and 79.2% blue (191, 204, 202).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#BFCCCA color codes

HEX	`#BFCCCA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 204, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 80%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, -4.79, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 4.82, 186.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.737, 58.526, 64.331)`
Decimal	`12569802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCCCA, 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 #BFCCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #BFCCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfccca; }
.text { color: #bfccca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfccca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 204 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfccca, #bfc8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFCCCA?: #BFCCCA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCCCA?: The RGB value is 191, 204, 202: 191 red, 204 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCCCA?: The complementary color is #CCBFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.