What color is #BFD5C6?

#BFD5C6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD5C6?

The RGB value is 191, 213, 198: 191 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD5C6?

The complementary color is #D5BFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD5C6 color

#BFD5C6 rgb(191, 213, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD5C6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.5% green and 77.6% blue (191, 213, 198).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#BFD5C6 color codes

HEX	`#BFD5C6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 213, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.31, -10.2, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.31, 11.32, 154.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.471, 62.741, 62.603)`
Decimal	`12572102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD5C6, 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 #BFD5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #BFD5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd5c6; }
.text { color: #bfd5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 213 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd5c6, #bfd5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD5C6?: #BFD5C6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD5C6?: The RGB value is 191, 213, 198: 191 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD5C6?: The complementary color is #D5BFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.