What color is #BFE4F0?

#BFE4F0 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE4F0?

The RGB value is 191, 228, 240: 191 red, 228 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE4F0?

The complementary color is #F0CBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE4F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE4F0 color

#BFE4F0 rgb(191, 228, 240)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BFE4F0 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 89.4% green and 94.1% blue (191, 228, 240).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 62% saturation and 85% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#BFE4F0 color codes

HEX	`#BFE4F0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 228, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 89.4%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 62%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 20%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.38, -9.49, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.38, 13.67, 226.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.953, 72.852, 93.061)`
Decimal	`12575984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE4F0, 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 #BFE4F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE4F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #BFE4F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe4f0; }
.text { color: #bfe4f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe4f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 228 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe4f0, #bfccf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFE4F0?: #BFE4F0 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE4F0?: The RGB value is 191, 228, 240: 191 red, 228 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE4F0?: The complementary color is #F0CBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE4F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.