What color is #BFD4BE?

#BFD4BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD4BE?

The RGB value is 191, 212, 190: 191 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD4BE?

The complementary color is #D3BED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD4BE color

#BFD4BE rgb(191, 212, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD4BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.1% green and 74.5% blue (191, 212, 190).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#BFD4BE color codes

HEX	`#BFD4BE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 212, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.85, -11.14, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.85, 14.01, 142.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.322, 61.88, 57.787)`
Decimal	`12571838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD4BE, 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 #BFD4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #BFD4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd4be; }
.text { color: #bfd4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 212 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd4be, #bed4c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD4BE?: #BFD4BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD4BE?: The RGB value is 191, 212, 190: 191 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD4BE?: The complementary color is #D3BED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.