What color is #BFD7CE?

#BFD7CE 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 #BFD7CE?

The RGB value is 191, 215, 206: 191 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD7CE?

The complementary color is #D7BFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD7CE color

#BFD7CE rgb(191, 215, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD7CE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 84.3% green and 80.8% blue (191, 215, 206).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 23% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#BFD7CE color codes

HEX	`#BFD7CE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 215, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 84.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 23%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.03, -9.72, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.03, 9.87, 169.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.924, 64.132, 67.76)`
Decimal	`12572622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD7CE, 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 #BFD7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #BFD7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd7ce; }
.text { color: #bfd7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 215 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd7ce, #bfd4d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD7CE?: #BFD7CE 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 #BFD7CE?: The RGB value is 191, 215, 206: 191 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD7CE?: The complementary color is #D7BFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.