#BFBFBF Color

#BFBFBF is rgb(191, 191, 191) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver (#C0C0C0), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#BFBFBF

RGBrgb(191, 191, 191)

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 75%)

HSVhsv(0, 0%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0 0)

LABlab(77.34% -0.00 0.00)

LCHlch(77.34% 0.00 0.00)

What #BFBFBF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BFBFBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Silver#C0C0C0ΔE 0.36 Gray (X11)#BEBEBEΔE 0.36 Silver Sand#BFC1C2ΔE 1.12 Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 4.26 Philippine Silver#B3B3B3ΔE 4.4 Pale Silver#C9C0BBΔE 4.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#BFBFBF Channel Values

How #BFBFBF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 191 · G 191 · B 191	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 0% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 0% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFBFBF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFBFBF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFBFBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFBFBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BFBFBF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFBFBF.

How #BFBFBF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Protanomaly#BFBFBF

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Using #BFBFBF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bfbfbf: #BFBFBF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFBFBF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfbfbf': '#BFBFBF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.749, blue: 0.749)

Android XML<color name="color_bfbfbf">#BFBFBF</color>

SVG fillfill="#BFBFBF"

More Gray Colors

#BFBFBF sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bfc1c2 bebebe c0c0c0 bdbdbd c2c2c2 bababa c4c4c4 b8b8b8 c7c7c7 b5b5b5 c8c8cd b3b3b3 d3d3d3 27272a 383838 44403b 525252 5e5e5e 6e6e6e 79716b 848482 8f8f8f a3a3a3 afb1ae

#BFBFBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFBFBF?

#BFBFBF is a light gray — rgb(191, 191, 191) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.36.

What is the RGB value of #BFBFBF?

#BFBFBF is rgb(191, 191, 191) — red 191, green 191, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFBFBF?

#BFBFBF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFBFBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFBFBF scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFBFBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFBFBF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 0.36, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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