What color is #BFD6BD?

#BFD6BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD6BD?

The RGB value is 191, 214, 189: 191 red, 214 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD6BD?

The complementary color is #D4BDD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD6BD color

#BFD6BD rgb(191, 214, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD6BD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.9% green and 74.1% blue (191, 214, 189).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#BFD6BD color codes

HEX	`#BFD6BD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 214, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.36, -12.34, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.36, 15.73, 141.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.716, 62.843, 57.381)`
Decimal	`12572349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD6BD, 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 #BFD6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #BFD6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd6bd; }
.text { color: #bfd6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 214 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd6bd, #bdd6c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD6BD?: #BFD6BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD6BD?: The RGB value is 191, 214, 189: 191 red, 214 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD6BD?: The complementary color is #D4BDD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.