What color is #BFD6D2?

#BFD6D2 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 #BFD6D2?

The RGB value is 191, 214, 210: 191 red, 214 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD6D2?

The complementary color is #D6BFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD6D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD6D2 color

#BFD6D2 rgb(191, 214, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD6D2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.9% green and 82.4% blue (191, 214, 210).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#BFD6D2 color codes

HEX	`#BFD6D2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 214, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.87, -8.44, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.87, 8.46, 184.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.163, 63.822, 70.267)`
Decimal	`12572370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD6D2, 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 #BFD6D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD6D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #BFD6D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd6d2; }
.text { color: #bfd6d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd6d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 214 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd6d2, #bfcfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD6D2?: #BFD6D2 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 #BFD6D2?: The RGB value is 191, 214, 210: 191 red, 214 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD6D2?: The complementary color is #D6BFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD6D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.