What color is #BFCFD6?

#BFCFD6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCFD6?

The RGB value is 191, 207, 214: 191 red, 207 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCFD6?

The complementary color is #D6C6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCFD6 color

#BFCFD6 rgb(191, 207, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFCFD6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 81.2% green and 83.9% blue (191, 207, 214).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#BFCFD6 color codes

HEX	`#BFCFD6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 207, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 81.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.14, -4.01, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.14, 6.66, 232.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.934, 60.556, 72.347)`
Decimal	`12570582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCFD6, 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 #BFCFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #BFCFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcfd6; }
.text { color: #bfcfd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcfd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 207 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcfd6, #bfc4d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFCFD6?: #BFCFD6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCFD6?: The RGB value is 191, 207, 214: 191 red, 207 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCFD6?: The complementary color is #D6C6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.