What color is #BFDAD0?

#BFDAD0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFDAD0?

The RGB value is 191, 218, 208: 191 red, 218 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDAD0?

The complementary color is #DABFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFDAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDAD0 color

#BFDAD0 rgb(191, 218, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFDAD0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.5% green and 81.6% blue (191, 218, 208).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#BFDAD0 color codes

HEX	`#BFDAD0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 218, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 85.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.88, -10.88, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.88, 11.04, 170.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.94, 65.772, 69.305)`
Decimal	`12573392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDAD0, 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 #BFDAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #BFDAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfdad0; }
.text { color: #bfdad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfdad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 218 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfdad0, #bfd6da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFDAD0?: #BFDAD0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFDAD0?: The RGB value is 191, 218, 208: 191 red, 218 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDAD0?: The complementary color is #DABFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.