What color is #BFDBAF?

#BFDBAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFDBAF?

The RGB value is 191, 219, 175: 191 red, 219 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDBAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFDBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDBAF color

#BFDBAF rgb(191, 219, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.9% green and 68.6% blue (191, 219, 175).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#BFDBAF color codes

HEX	`#BFDBAF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 219, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 85.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.4, -17.22, 18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.4, 25.35, 132.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.554, 64.834, 50.189)`
Decimal	`12573615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDBAF, 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 #BFDBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #BFDBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfdbaf; }
.text { color: #bfdbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfdbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 219 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfdbaf, #afdbb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFDBAF?: #BFDBAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFDBAF?: The RGB value is 191, 219, 175: 191 red, 219 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDBAF?: The complementary color is #CBAFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.