What color is #BFD8E9?

#BFD8E9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD8E9?

The RGB value is 191, 216, 233: 191 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD8E9?

The complementary color is #E9D0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD8E9 color

#BFD8E9 rgb(191, 216, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFD8E9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 84.7% green and 91.4% blue (191, 216, 233).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 49% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#BFD8E9 color codes

HEX	`#BFD8E9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 216, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 84.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 49%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.03, -4.79, -11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.03, 12.12, 246.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.746, 66.07, 86.627)`
Decimal	`12572905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD8E9, 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 #BFD8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #BFD8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd8e9; }
.text { color: #bfd8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 216 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd8e9, #bfc3e9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BFD8E9?: #BFD8E9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD8E9?: The RGB value is 191, 216, 233: 191 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD8E9?: The complementary color is #E9D0BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.