What color is #BFD19F?

#BFD19F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD19F?

The RGB value is 191, 209, 159: 191 red, 209 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD19F?

The complementary color is #B19FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD19F?

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.

#BFD19F color

#BFD19F rgb(191, 209, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD19F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 82% green and 62.4% blue (191, 209, 159).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 35% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BFD19F color codes

HEX	`#BFD19F`
RGB	`rgb(191, 209, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 82%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 35%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 24%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 24%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.39, -14.7, 22.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.39, 27.17, 122.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.544, 59.18, 41.554)`
Decimal	`12571039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD19F, 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 #BFD19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD19F 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 #BFD19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd19f; }
.text { color: #bfd19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 209 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd19f, #a6d19f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD19F?: #BFD19F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD19F?: The RGB value is 191, 209, 159: 191 red, 209 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD19F?: The complementary color is #B19FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD19F?: 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.