What color is #BFE2D3?

#BFE2D3 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 #BFE2D3?

The RGB value is 191, 226, 211: 191 red, 226 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE2D3?

The complementary color is #E2BFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE2D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE2D3 color

#BFE2D3 rgb(191, 226, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFE2D3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 88.6% green and 82.7% blue (191, 226, 211).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#BFE2D3 color codes

HEX	`#BFE2D3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 226, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 88.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -14.36, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 14.78, 166.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.437, 70.171, 71.975)`
Decimal	`12575443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE2D3, 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 #BFE2D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE2D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #BFE2D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe2d3; }
.text { color: #bfe2d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe2d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 226 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe2d3, #bfe0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BFE2D3?: #BFE2D3 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 #BFE2D3?: The RGB value is 191, 226, 211: 191 red, 226 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE2D3?: The complementary color is #E2BFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE2D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.