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#BFBCBD Rough Asphalt

#BFBCBD is a light gray named Rough Asphalt. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(191, 188, 189)). Its HSL value is 340° hue, 2% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. #BFBCBD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.14:1.

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Variations of #BFBCBD

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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#BFBCBD 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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#BFBCBD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBCBD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBCBD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0BCBC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFBCBD
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD

#BFBCBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BFBCBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.14:1 Very good#BFBCBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCBD in CSS

/* Rough Asphalt */
.color { color: #BFBCBD; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBCBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 189);
color: hsl(340 2% 74%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.004 354.7);

#BFBCBD FAQ

What color is #BFBCBD?

#BFBCBD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBCBD?

#BFBCBD is rgb(191, 188, 189) in RGB, hsl(340, 2%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCBD?

The complementary color of #BFBCBD is #BCBFBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCBD: 11.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCBD a warm or cool color?

#BFBCBD is a neutral color.