What color is #BFCDCE?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFCDCE?

The RGB value is 191, 205, 206: 191 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCDCE?

The complementary color is #CEC0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCDCE color

#BFCDCE rgb(191, 205, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.4% green and 80.8% blue (191, 205, 206).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#BFCDCE color codes

HEX	`#BFCDCE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 205, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 80.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, -4.54, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 5.02, 205.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.455, 59.195, 66.937)`
Decimal	`12570062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCDCE, 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 #BFCDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #BFCDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcdce; }
.text { color: #bfcdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 205 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcdce, #bfc6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFCDCE?: #BFCDCE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCDCE?: The RGB value is 191, 205, 206: 191 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCDCE?: The complementary color is #CEC0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.