What color is #BFDECF?

#BFDECF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFDECF?

The RGB value is 191, 222, 207: 191 red, 222 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDECF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFDECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDECF color

#BFDECF rgb(191, 222, 207)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.1% green and 81.2% blue (191, 222, 207).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 32% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#BFDECF color codes

HEX	`#BFDECF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 222, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 87.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 32%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, -13.1, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 13.67, 163.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.867, 67.823, 69.009)`
Decimal	`12574415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDECF, 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 #BFDECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #BFDECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfdecf; }
.text { color: #bfdecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfdecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 222 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfdecf, #bfdede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BFDECF?: #BFDECF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFDECF?: The RGB value is 191, 222, 207: 191 red, 222 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDECF?: The complementary color is #DEBFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.