What color is #BFCECB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFCECB?

The RGB value is 191, 206, 203: 191 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCECB?

The complementary color is #CEBFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCECB color

#BFCECB rgb(191, 206, 203)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.8% green and 79.6% blue (191, 206, 203).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#BFCECB color codes

HEX	`#BFCECB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 206, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 80.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.58, -5.64, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.58, 5.65, 182.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.334, 59.53, 65.116)`
Decimal	`12570315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCECB, 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 #BFCECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #BFCECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcecb; }
.text { color: #bfcecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 206 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcecb, #bfcace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFCECB?: #BFCECB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCECB?: The RGB value is 191, 206, 203: 191 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCECB?: The complementary color is #CEBFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.