What color is #BFF2BF?

#BFF2BF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFF2BF?

The RGB value is 191, 242, 191: 191 red, 242 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFF2BF?

The complementary color is #F2BFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFF2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFF2BF color

#BFF2BF rgb(191, 242, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFF2BF is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 94.9% green and 74.9% blue (191, 242, 191).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 66% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Steam (#C1FDC9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#BFF2BF color codes

HEX	`#BFF2BF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 242, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 94.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 66%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.94, -25.81, 19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.94, 32.29, 143.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.64, 78.34, 61.101)`
Decimal	`12579519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFF2BF, 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 #BFF2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFF2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #BFF2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bff2bf; }
.text { color: #bff2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bff2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 242 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bff2bf, #bff2d9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BFF2BF?: #BFF2BF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFF2BF?: The RGB value is 191, 242, 191: 191 red, 242 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFF2BF?: The complementary color is #F2BFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFF2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.