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#BFCBBE Color

#BFCBBE is rgb(191, 203, 190) in RGB, hsl(115, 11%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFCBBE
HEX#BFCBBE
RGBrgb(191, 203, 190)
HSLhsl(115, 11%, 77%)
HSVhsv(115, 6%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.022 143.2)
LABlab(80.47% -6.05 5.02)
LCHlch(80.47% 7.86 140.28)

What #BFCBBE 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 #BFCBBE, 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 green in the library.

#BFCBBE Channel Values

How #BFCBBE 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 203 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 11% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 6% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFCBBE 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BFCBBE

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

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 #BFCBBE.

How #BFCBBE 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#BFCBBE
Protanopia#C9C9BE
Protanomaly#C5CABE
Deuteranopia#C7C7BE
Deuteranomaly#C4C9BE
Tritanopia#C1C9C9
Tritanomaly#C0CAC5
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFCBBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfcbbe: #BFCBBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFCBBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfcbbe': '#BFCBBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.796, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_bfcbbe">#BFCBBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFCBBE"

More Green Colors

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

#BFCBBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFCBBE?

#BFCBBE is a light green — rgb(191, 203, 190) in RGB and hsl(115, 11%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #BFCBBE?

#BFCBBE is rgb(191, 203, 190) — red 191, green 203, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFCBBE?

#BFCBBE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFCBBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFCBBE scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFCBBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFCBBE 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 8.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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