What color is #BFD1BC?

#BFD1BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD1BC?

The RGB value is 191, 209, 188: 191 red, 209 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD1BC?

The complementary color is #CEBCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD1BC color

#BFD1BC rgb(191, 209, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD1BC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 82% green and 73.7% blue (191, 209, 188).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#BFD1BC color codes

HEX	`#BFD1BC`
RGB	`rgb(191, 209, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 82%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.01, -9.96, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.01, 13, 140)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.362, 60.308, 56.396)`
Decimal	`12571068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD1BC, 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 #BFD1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #BFD1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd1bc; }
.text { color: #bfd1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 209 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd1bc, #bcd1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD1BC?: #BFD1BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD1BC?: The RGB value is 191, 209, 188: 191 red, 209 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD1BC?: The complementary color is #CEBCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.