What color is #BFE3EF?

#BFE3EF is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE3EF?

The RGB value is 191, 227, 239: 191 red, 227 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE3EF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFE3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE3EF color

#BFE3EF rgb(191, 227, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFE3EF is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 89% green and 93.7% blue (191, 227, 239).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 60% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Clouds (#C2E1EC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#BFE3EF color codes

HEX	`#BFE3EF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 227, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 89%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 60%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 20%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.09, -9.19, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.09, 13.4, 226.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.531, 72.244, 92.189)`
Decimal	`12575727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE3EF, 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 #BFE3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #BFE3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe3ef; }
.text { color: #bfe3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 227 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe3ef, #bfcbef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFE3EF?: #BFE3EF is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE3EF?: The RGB value is 191, 227, 239: 191 red, 227 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE3EF?: The complementary color is #EFCBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.