What color is #BFDFD9?

#BFDFD9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFDFD9?

The RGB value is 191, 223, 217: 191 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDFD9?

The complementary color is #DFBFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFDFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDFD9 color

#BFDFD9 rgb(191, 223, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BFDFD9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (191, 223, 217).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#BFDFD9 color codes

HEX	`#BFDFD9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 223, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 87.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.43, -11.67, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.43, 11.69, 182.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.395, 68.86, 75.742)`
Decimal	`12574681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDFD9, 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 #BFDFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #BFDFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfdfd9; }
.text { color: #bfdfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfdfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 223 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfdfd9, #bfd5df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFDFD9?: #BFDFD9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFDFD9?: The RGB value is 191, 223, 217: 191 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDFD9?: The complementary color is #DFBFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.