What color is #BFD6E2?

#BFD6E2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD6E2?

The RGB value is 191, 214, 226: 191 red, 214 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD6E2?

The complementary color is #E2CBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD6E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD6E2 color

#BFD6E2 rgb(191, 214, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD6E2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.9% green and 88.6% blue (191, 214, 226).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#BFD6E2 color codes

HEX	`#BFD6E2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 214, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 83.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.31, -5.22, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.31, 9.97, 238.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.256, 64.659, 81.295)`
Decimal	`12572386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD6E2, 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 #BFD6E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD6E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #BFD6E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd6e2; }
.text { color: #bfd6e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd6e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 214 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd6e2, #bfc5e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFD6E2?: #BFD6E2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD6E2?: The RGB value is 191, 214, 226: 191 red, 214 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD6E2?: The complementary color is #E2CBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD6E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.