What color is #BFDEBF?

#BFDEBF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFDEBF?

The RGB value is 191, 222, 191: 191 red, 222 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDEBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFDEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDEBF color

#BFDEBF rgb(191, 222, 191)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.1% green and 74.9% blue (191, 222, 191).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 32% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Mint (#C0E2C5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#BFDEBF color codes

HEX	`#BFDEBF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 222, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 87.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 32%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.54, -16.02, 11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.54, 19.91, 143.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.009, 67.08, 59.224)`
Decimal	`12574399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDEBF, 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 #BFDEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #BFDEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfdebf; }
.text { color: #bfdebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfdebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 222 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfdebf, #bfdecf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BFDEBF?: #BFDEBF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFDEBF?: The RGB value is 191, 222, 191: 191 red, 222 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDEBF?: The complementary color is #DEBFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.