What color is #BFD1C6?

#BFD1C6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD1C6?

The RGB value is 191, 209, 198: 191 red, 209 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD1C6?

The complementary color is #D1BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD1C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD1C6 color

#BFD1C6 rgb(191, 209, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD1C6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 82% green and 77.6% blue (191, 209, 198).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#BFD1C6 color codes

HEX	`#BFD1C6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 209, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 82%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, -8.14, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 8.82, 157.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.477, 60.754, 62.272)`
Decimal	`12571078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD1C6, 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 #BFD1C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD1C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #BFD1C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd1c6; }
.text { color: #bfd1c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd1c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 209 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd1c6, #bfd1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD1C6?: #BFD1C6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD1C6?: The RGB value is 191, 209, 198: 191 red, 209 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD1C6?: The complementary color is #D1BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD1C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.