What color is #BFDFD2?

#BFDFD2 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 #BFDFD2?

The RGB value is 191, 223, 210: 191 red, 223 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDFD2?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFDFD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDFD2 color

#BFDFD2 rgb(191, 223, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFDFD2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.5% green and 82.4% blue (191, 223, 210).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 14.7:1).

#BFDFD2 color codes

HEX	`#BFDFD2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 223, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 87.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.26, -13.03, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.26, 13.34, 167.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.504, 68.504, 71.048)`
Decimal	`12574674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDFD2, 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 #BFDFD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDFD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #BFDFD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfdfd2; }
.text { color: #bfdfd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfdfd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 223 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfdfd2, #bfdcdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFDFD2?: #BFDFD2 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 #BFDFD2?: The RGB value is 191, 223, 210: 191 red, 223 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDFD2?: The complementary color is #DFBFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDFD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.