What color is #BFE8DD?

#BFE8DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE8DD?

The RGB value is 191, 232, 221: 191 red, 232 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE8DD?

The complementary color is #E8BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE8DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE8DD color

#BFE8DD rgb(191, 232, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFE8DD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 91% green and 86.7% blue (191, 232, 221).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 47% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#BFE8DD color codes

HEX	`#BFE8DD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 232, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 91%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 47%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.93, -15.42, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.93, 15.45, 176.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.39, 74.008, 79.338)`
Decimal	`12576989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE8DD, 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 #BFE8DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE8DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	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 #BFE8DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe8dd; }
.text { color: #bfe8dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe8dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 232 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe8dd, #bfdfe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BFE8DD?: #BFE8DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE8DD?: The RGB value is 191, 232, 221: 191 red, 232 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE8DD?: The complementary color is #E8BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE8DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.