Recognised as Colour
#BFC5AB
- #BFC5AB
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFC5AB is a green with RGB values 191, 197, 171 and HSL 74°, 18%, 72%. 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
#BFC5AB#BFC5AB
HEX#BFC5AB
RGBrgb(191, 197, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(73.8, 18.3%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.8, 13.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK3%, 0%, 13.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,979
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC5AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#403A54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1ABC5
Analogous#C5BEAB, #B2C5AB
Triadic#ABBFC5, #C5ABBF
Split complementary#ABB2C5, #BEABC5
Tetradic#ABC5BE, #B1ABC5, #C5ABB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G197
B171
Red191 (74.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue73.85°
Saturation (HSL)18.31%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · B AB
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