#BFD9C6 color
#BFD9C6 is a very light, muted green, closest to the CSS named color lightgray (#D3D3D3).
Color values
| HEX | #BFD9C6 |
| RGB | rgb(191, 217, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 15%) |
| Decimal | 12573126 |
| CSS | color: #BFD9C6; |
| Android | 0xFFBFD9C6 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.851, blue: 0.776, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #BFD9C6 | 1.50:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #BFD9C6 | 13.96:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #BFD9C6
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #BFD9C6 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #BFD9C6
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #BFD9C6 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #BFD9C6; background-color: #BFD9C6; }
.element { color: rgb(191 217 198); }
.element { color: hsl(136 25% 80%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#BFD9C6] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #BFD9C6;Frequently asked questions
What color is #BFD9C6?
#BFD9C6 is a very light, muted green. Its hue sits at 136° on the color wheel, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness.
What is #BFD9C6 in RGB?
#BFD9C6 converts to rgb(191, 217, 198) — 191 red, 217 green and 198 blue.
What is #BFD9C6 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 15%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #BFD9C6 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (13.96:1 versus 1.50:1).
What is the complementary color of #BFD9C6?
#D9BFD2 — the hue directly opposite #BFD9C6 on the color wheel.