What color is #BFD9B9?

#BFD9B9 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 #BFD9B9?

The RGB value is 191, 217, 185: 191 red, 217 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD9B9?

The complementary color is #D3B9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD9B9 color

#BFD9B9 rgb(191, 217, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFD9B9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.1% green and 72.5% blue (191, 217, 185).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#BFD9B9 color codes

HEX	`#BFD9B9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 217, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 85.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.07, -14.55, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.07, 19.44, 138.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.054, 64.204, 55.382)`
Decimal	`12573113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD9B9, 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 #BFD9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #BFD9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd9b9; }
.text { color: #bfd9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 217 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd9b9, #b9d9c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFD9B9?: #BFD9B9 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 #BFD9B9?: The RGB value is 191, 217, 185: 191 red, 217 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD9B9?: The complementary color is #D3B9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.