What color is #BFD6B6?

#BFD6B6 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 #BFD6B6?

The RGB value is 191, 214, 182: 191 red, 214 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD6B6?

The complementary color is #CDB6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD6B6 color

#BFD6B6 rgb(191, 214, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD6B6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.9% green and 71.4% blue (191, 214, 182).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 28% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% 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 13.51:1).

#BFD6B6 color codes

HEX	`#BFD6B6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 214, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 28%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.2, -13.55, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.2, 18.95, 135.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.974, 62.546, 53.476)`
Decimal	`12572342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD6B6, 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 #BFD6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #BFD6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd6b6; }
.text { color: #bfd6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 214 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd6b6, #b6d6bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD6B6?: #BFD6B6 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 #BFD6B6?: The RGB value is 191, 214, 182: 191 red, 214 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD6B6?: The complementary color is #CDB6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.