What color is #BFD1CB?

#BFD1CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD1CB?

The RGB value is 191, 209, 203: 191 red, 209 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD1CB?

The complementary color is #D1BFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD1CB color

#BFD1CB rgb(191, 209, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD1CB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 82% green and 79.6% blue (191, 209, 203).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#BFD1CB color codes

HEX	`#BFD1CB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 209, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 82%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.37, -7.2, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.37, 7.26, 172.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.063, 60.988, 65.359)`
Decimal	`12571083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD1CB, 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 #BFD1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #BFD1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd1cb; }
.text { color: #bfd1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 209 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd1cb, #bfced1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD1CB?: #BFD1CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD1CB?: The RGB value is 191, 209, 203: 191 red, 209 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD1CB?: The complementary color is #D1BFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.