What color is #BFCDD4?

#BFCDD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCDD4?

The RGB value is 191, 205, 212: 191 red, 205 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCDD4?

The complementary color is #D4C6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCDD4 color

#BFCDD4 rgb(191, 205, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFCDD4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.4% green and 83.1% blue (191, 205, 212).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#BFCDD4 color codes

HEX	`#BFCDD4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 205, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 80.4%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.56, -3.37, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.56, 6.11, 236.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.198, 59.492, 70.85)`
Decimal	`12570068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCDD4, 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 #BFCDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #BFCDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcdd4; }
.text { color: #bfcdd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcdd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 205 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcdd4, #bfc3d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFCDD4?: #BFCDD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCDD4?: The RGB value is 191, 205, 212: 191 red, 205 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCDD4?: The complementary color is #D4C6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.