What color is #BFD9CC?

#BFD9CC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD9CC?

The RGB value is 191, 217, 204: 191 red, 217 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD9CC?

The complementary color is #D9BFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD9CC color

#BFD9CC rgb(191, 217, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD9CC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.1% green and 80% blue (191, 217, 204).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 25% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#BFD9CC color codes

HEX	`#BFD9CC`
RGB	`rgb(191, 217, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 85.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.51, -11.13, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.51, 11.66, 162.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.195, 65.061, 66.66)`
Decimal	`12573132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD9CC, 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 #BFD9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #BFD9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd9cc; }
.text { color: #bfd9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 217 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd9cc, #bfd9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFD9CC?: #BFD9CC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD9CC?: The RGB value is 191, 217, 204: 191 red, 217 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD9CC?: The complementary color is #D9BFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.