What color is #BFFFE7?

#BFFFE7 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFFFE7?

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

What is the complementary color of #BFFFE7?

The complementary color is #FFBFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFFFE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFFFE7 color

#BFFFE7 rgb(191, 255, 231)

Shades of green

The hex color #BFFFE7 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 100% green and 90.6% blue (191, 255, 231).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#BFFFE7 color codes

HEX	`#BFFFE7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 255, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 100%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.31, -24.71, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.31, 25.22, 168.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.665, 88.363, 88.866)`
Decimal	`12582887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFFFE7, 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 #BFFFE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFFFE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #BFFFE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfffe7; }
.text { color: #bfffe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfffe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 255 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfffe7, #bff7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #BFFFE7?: #BFFFE7 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFFFE7?: The RGB value is 191, 255, 231: 191 red, 255 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFFFE7?: The complementary color is #FFBFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFFFE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.