What color is #BFE5DD?

#BFE5DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE5DD?

The RGB value is 191, 229, 221: 191 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE5DD?

The complementary color is #E5BFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE5DD color

#BFE5DD rgb(191, 229, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BFE5DD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 89.8% green and 86.7% blue (191, 229, 221).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#BFE5DD color codes

HEX	`#BFE5DD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 229, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 89.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.13, -13.91, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.13, 13.92, 180.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.553, 72.334, 79.059)`
Decimal	`12576221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE5DD, 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 #BFE5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #BFE5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe5dd; }
.text { color: #bfe5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 229 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe5dd, #bfdae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BFE5DD?: #BFE5DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE5DD?: The RGB value is 191, 229, 221: 191 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE5DD?: The complementary color is #E5BFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.