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#BFC4BF Color

#BFC4BF is rgb(191, 196, 191) in RGB, hsl(120, 4%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver (#C0C0C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC4BF
HEX#BFC4BF
RGBrgb(191, 196, 191)
HSLhsl(120, 4%, 76%)
HSVhsv(120, 3%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.009 145.5)
LABlab(78.65% -2.48 1.88)
LCHlch(78.65% 3.11 142.80)

What #BFC4BF 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 #BFC4BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BFC4BF Channel Values

How #BFC4BF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 196 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 4% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 3% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFC4BF 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFC4BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFC4BF; 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 #BFC4BF

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 #BFC4BF.

How #BFC4BF 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.

Typical#BFC4BF
Protanopia#C3C3BF
Protanomaly#C2C3BF
Deuteranopia#C2C2BF
Deuteranomaly#C1C3BF
Tritanopia#C0C3C3
Tritanomaly#BFC4C2
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFC4BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfc4bf: #BFC4BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC4BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfc4bf': '#BFC4BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.769, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_bfc4bf">#BFC4BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFC4BF"

More Gray Colors

#BFC4BF sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFC4BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFC4BF?

#BFC4BF is a light gray — rgb(191, 196, 191) in RGB and hsl(120, 4%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.25.

What is the RGB value of #BFC4BF?

#BFC4BF is rgb(191, 196, 191) — red 191, green 196, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC4BF?

#BFC4BF converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC4BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC4BF scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC4BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC4BF 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 3.25, which is very hard to tell apart.

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