What color is #BFD4B0?

#BFD4B0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD4B0?

The RGB value is 191, 212, 176: 191 red, 212 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD4B0?

The complementary color is #C5B0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD4B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD4B0 color

#BFD4B0 rgb(191, 212, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD4B0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.1% green and 69% blue (191, 212, 176).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#BFD4B0 color codes

HEX	`#BFD4B0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 212, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.54, -13.54, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.54, 20.57, 131.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.864, 61.297, 50.112)`
Decimal	`12571824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD4B0, 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 #BFD4B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD4B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #BFD4B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd4b0; }
.text { color: #bfd4b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd4b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 212 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd4b0, #b0d4b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD4B0?: #BFD4B0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD4B0?: The RGB value is 191, 212, 176: 191 red, 212 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD4B0?: The complementary color is #C5B0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD4B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.