#BFC9BB

A color in the Green family

#bfc9bb is a color in the Green family: RGB(191, 201, 187), HSL(103°, 11%, 76%), CMYK(5%, 0%, 7%, 21%). Closest named color: silver. Contrast is 1.71:1 on white and 12.29:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bfc9bb
RGBrgb(191 201 187)
RGB (legacy)rgb(191, 201, 187)
RGB %rgb(75% 79% 73%)
HSLhsl(103 11% 76%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103, 7%, 79%)
HWBhwb(103 73% 21%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 21%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(79.88 -5.47 5.78)
LCHlch(79.88 7.96 133.45)
OKLaboklab(0.8242 -0.0161 0.0152)
OKLCHoklch(0.8242 0.0221 136.61)
Decimal12569019

Properties

Color ToneGreen
Closest named colorsilver ΔE 2.8
Closest web-safe color#cccccc
Hue103°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)11% / 7%
Lightness (HSL)76%
Brightness or Value (HSV)79%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)77% / 78%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5644
Red / Green / Blue191 / 201 / 187

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.71:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
12.29:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 30.7 / -72.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc -34.5 / 73.2

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bfc9bb;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(82.42% 0.0221 136.61);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(191 201 187 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bfc9bb] text-[#bfc9bb] border-[#bfc9bb]">