What color is #BFD7BF?

#BFD7BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD7BF?

The RGB value is 191, 215, 191: 191 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD7BF?

The complementary color is #D7BFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD7BF color

#BFD7BF rgb(191, 215, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD7BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 84.3% green and 74.9% blue (191, 215, 191).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#BFD7BF color codes

HEX	`#BFD7BF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 215, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 84.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.67, -12.49, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.67, 15.48, 143.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.188, 63.438, 58.617)`
Decimal	`12572607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD7BF, 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 #BFD7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #BFD7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd7bf; }
.text { color: #bfd7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 215 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd7bf, #bfd7cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD7BF?: #BFD7BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD7BF?: The RGB value is 191, 215, 191: 191 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD7BF?: The complementary color is #D7BFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.