Close to Tea Green
#BFDBB5
#BFDBB5 is a light, muted green, close to the color Tea Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 85.9% green, and 71% blue. Its hue is 104°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFDBB5.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.50:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.02:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.50:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.02:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFDBB5 as they’d see it.
#BFDBB5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BFDBB5
What color is #BFDBB5?
#BFDBB5 is a light, muted green, close to the color Tea Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 85.9% green, and 71% blue. Its hue is 104°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFDBB5 in RGB?
#BFDBB5 is rgb(191, 219, 181): 191 red, 219 green, and 181 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFDBB5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 0, 17, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFDBB5?
PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFDBB5?
Its complement #E6CAF0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.