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#BFBBC9 closest to Blue Haze

#BFBBC9 is a light gray; the closest named color is Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(191, 187, 201)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 11% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BFBBC9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.17:1.

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Variations of #BFBBC9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFBBC9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFBBC9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBBC9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9BDC9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BDCA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABCC9
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BDC9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBBCC9
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBDBF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFBCC5
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBCC0

#BFBBC9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BFBBC9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.17:1 Very good#BFBBC9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBBC9 in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BFBBC9; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBC9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBBC9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 201);
color: hsl(257 11% 76%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.020 299.0);

#BFBBC9 FAQ

What color is #BFBBC9?

#BFBBC9 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBBC9?

#BFBBC9 is rgb(191, 187, 201) in RGB, hsl(257, 11%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBC9?

The complementary color of #BFBBC9 is #C5C9BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBBC9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBBC9: 11.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBBC9 a warm or cool color?

#BFBBC9 is a neutral color.