What color is #BFD8AF?

#BFD8AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD8AF?

The RGB value is 191, 216, 175: 191 red, 216 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD8AF?

The complementary color is #C8AFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD8AF color

#BFD8AF rgb(191, 216, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD8AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 84.7% green and 68.6% blue (191, 216, 175).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#BFD8AF color codes

HEX	`#BFD8AF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 216, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 84.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.59, -15.72, 17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.59, 23.51, 131.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.778, 63.283, 49.931)`
Decimal	`12572847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD8AF, 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 #BFD8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #BFD8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd8af; }
.text { color: #bfd8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 216 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd8af, #afd8b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD8AF?: #BFD8AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD8AF?: The RGB value is 191, 216, 175: 191 red, 216 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD8AF?: The complementary color is #C8AFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.