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Colour

#BFCFCF

  • #BFCFCF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#BFCFCF is a cyan with RGB values 191, 207, 207 and HSL 180°, 14%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BFCFCF#BFCFCF
HEX#BFCFCF
RGBrgb(191, 207, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8118, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.9%, 81.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(180, 14.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 7.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK7.7%, 0%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,570,575
CSS custom property--colour: #BFCFCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#403030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDCDCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CBCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BBD0CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.3Silver · ΔE 7.1Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 11.2Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Dark grey · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBFBF
Analogous#BFCFC7, #BFC7CF
Triadic#CFBFCF, #CFCFBF
Split complementary#CFBFC7, #CFC7BF
Tetradic#C7BFCF, #CFBFBF, #C7CFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FBFB
Lighter +10%#DCE5E5
Darker −10%#A2B9B9
Darker −20%#85A3A3
Darker −30%#698C8C
Darker −40%#536F6F
More saturated +25%#B1DDDD
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R191
G207
B207
Red191 (74.9%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR BF · G CF · B CF

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