Colour
#BFC3BD
- #BFC3BD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFC3BD is a grey with RGB values 191, 195, 189 and HSL 100°, 5%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFC3BD#BFC3BD
HEX#BFC3BD
RGBrgb(191, 195, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7647, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.9%, 76.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(100, 4.8%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 3.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,485
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC3BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#403C42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1BDC3
Analogous#C2C3BD, #BDC3BE
Triadic#BDBFC3, #C3BDBF
Split complementary#BEBDC3, #C3BDC2
Tetradic#BDC2C3, #C1BDC3, #C3BEBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G195
B189
Red191 (74.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G C3 · B BD
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