What color is #BFE7E2?

#BFE7E2 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE7E2?

The RGB value is 191, 231, 226: 191 red, 231 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE7E2?

The complementary color is #E7BFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE7E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE7E2 color

#BFE7E2 rgb(191, 231, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BFE7E2 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 90.6% green and 88.6% blue (191, 231, 226).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 45% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#BFE7E2 color codes

HEX	`#BFE7E2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 231, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 90.6%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 45%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, -13.92, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 14.05, 187.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.786, 73.717, 82.805)`
Decimal	`12576738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE7E2, 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 #BFE7E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE7E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #BFE7E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe7e2; }
.text { color: #bfe7e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe7e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 231 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe7e2, #bfd8e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BFE7E2?: #BFE7E2 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE7E2?: The RGB value is 191, 231, 226: 191 red, 231 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE7E2?: The complementary color is #E7BFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE7E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.