What color is #BFD9D8?

#BFD9D8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD9D8?

The RGB value is 191, 217, 216: 191 red, 217 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD9D8?

The complementary color is #D9BFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD9D8 color

#BFD9D8 rgb(191, 217, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFD9D8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.1% green and 84.7% blue (191, 217, 216).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#BFD9D8 color codes

HEX	`#BFD9D8`
RGB	`rgb(191, 217, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 85.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.82, -8.8, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.82, 9.13, 195.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.69, 65.659, 74.534)`
Decimal	`12573144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD9D8, 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 #BFD9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #BFD9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd9d8; }
.text { color: #bfd9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 217 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd9d8, #bfcdd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFD9D8?: #BFD9D8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD9D8?: The RGB value is 191, 217, 216: 191 red, 217 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD9D8?: The complementary color is #D9BFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.