What color is #BFD5CE?

#BFD5CE 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 #BFD5CE?

The RGB value is 191, 213, 206: 191 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD5CE?

The complementary color is #D5BFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD5CE color

#BFD5CE rgb(191, 213, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD5CE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (191, 213, 206).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#BFD5CE color codes

HEX	`#BFD5CE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 213, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.51, -8.7, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.51, 8.75, 173.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.418, 63.12, 67.592)`
Decimal	`12572110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD5CE, 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 #BFD5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #BFD5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd5ce; }
.text { color: #bfd5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 213 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd5ce, #bfd1d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD5CE?: #BFD5CE 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 #BFD5CE?: The RGB value is 191, 213, 206: 191 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD5CE?: The complementary color is #D5BFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.