What color is #BFD6AB?

#BFD6AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD6AB?

The RGB value is 191, 214, 171: 191 red, 214 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD6AB?

The complementary color is #C2ABD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD6AB color

#BFD6AB rgb(191, 214, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD6AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.9% green and 67.1% blue (191, 214, 171).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 34% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#BFD6AB color codes

HEX	`#BFD6AB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 214, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 34%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.97, -15.36, 18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.97, 24.22, 129.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.882, 62.109, 47.722)`
Decimal	`12572331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD6AB, 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 #BFD6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #BFD6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd6ab; }
.text { color: #bfd6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 214 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd6ab, #abd6ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD6AB?: #BFD6AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD6AB?: The RGB value is 191, 214, 171: 191 red, 214 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD6AB?: The complementary color is #C2ABD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.