What color is #BFDAC6?

#BFDAC6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFDAC6?

The RGB value is 191, 218, 198: 191 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDAC6?

The complementary color is #DABFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFDAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDAC6 color

#BFDAC6 rgb(191, 218, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFDAC6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.5% green and 77.6% blue (191, 218, 198).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#BFDAC6 color codes

HEX	`#BFDAC6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 218, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 85.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.64, -12.75, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.64, 14.46, 151.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.748, 65.295, 63.029)`
Decimal	`12573382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDAC6, 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 #BFDAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #BFDAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfdac6; }
.text { color: #bfdac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfdac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 218 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfdac6, #bfdad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BFDAC6?: #BFDAC6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFDAC6?: The RGB value is 191, 218, 198: 191 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDAC6?: The complementary color is #DABFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.