What color is #BFD8CB?

#BFD8CB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD8CB?

The RGB value is 191, 216, 203: 191 red, 216 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD8CB?

The complementary color is #D8BFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD8CB color

#BFD8CB rgb(191, 216, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD8CB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 84.7% green and 79.6% blue (191, 216, 203).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#BFD8CB color codes

HEX	`#BFD8CB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 216, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 84.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.22, -10.8, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.22, 11.38, 161.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.819, 64.499, 65.944)`
Decimal	`12572875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD8CB, 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 #BFD8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #BFD8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd8cb; }
.text { color: #bfd8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 216 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd8cb, #bfd8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD8CB?: #BFD8CB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD8CB?: The RGB value is 191, 216, 203: 191 red, 216 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD8CB?: The complementary color is #D8BFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.