What color is #BFE8E6?

#BFE8E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFE8E6?

The RGB value is 191, 232, 230: 191 red, 232 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFE8E6?

The complementary color is #E8BFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFE8E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFE8E6 color

#BFE8E6 rgb(191, 232, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BFE8E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 91% green and 90.2% blue (191, 232, 230).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 47% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#BFE8E6 color codes

HEX	`#BFE8E6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 232, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 91%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 47%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.16, -13.61, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.16, 14.04, 194.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.621, 74.501, 85.823)`
Decimal	`12576998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFE8E6, 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 #BFE8E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFE8E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #BFE8E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfe8e6; }
.text { color: #bfe8e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe8e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 232 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfe8e6, #bfd6e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFE8E6?: #BFE8E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFE8E6?: The RGB value is 191, 232, 230: 191 red, 232 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFE8E6?: The complementary color is #E8BFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFE8E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.