What color is #BFCDC8?

#BFCDC8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCDC8?

The RGB value is 191, 205, 200: 191 red, 205 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCDC8?

The complementary color is #CDBFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCDC8 color

#BFCDC8 rgb(191, 205, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFCDC8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.4% green and 78.4% blue (191, 205, 200).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#BFCDC8 color codes

HEX	`#BFCDC8`
RGB	`rgb(191, 205, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 80.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.24, -5.69, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.24, 5.76, 171.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.74, 58.909, 63.172)`
Decimal	`12570056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCDC8, 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 #BFCDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #BFCDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcdc8; }
.text { color: #bfcdc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcdc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 205 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcdc8, #bfcbcd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BFCDC8?: #BFCDC8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCDC8?: The RGB value is 191, 205, 200: 191 red, 205 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCDC8?: The complementary color is #CDBFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.