What color is #BDD1D2?

#BDD1D2 is a light, grayish cyan known as Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Windy?

The RGB value is 189, 209, 210: 189 red, 209 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Windy?

The complementary color is #D2BEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD1D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Windy color: hex code #BDD1D2

#BDD1D2 rgb(189, 209, 210)

Shades of gray

Windy has the hex code #BDD1D2. It is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82% green and 82.4% blue (189, 209, 210).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

Windy (#BDD1D2) color codes

HEX	`#BDD1D2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 209, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.42, -6.51, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.42, 7.08, 203.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.417, 61.072, 69.829)`
Decimal	`12440018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Windy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDD1D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD1D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDD1D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd1d2; }
.text { color: #bdd1d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd1d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 209 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd1d2, #bdc6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #BDD1D2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDD1D2?: #BDD1D2 is a light, grayish cyan known as Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Windy?: The RGB value is 189, 209, 210: 189 red, 209 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Windy?: The complementary color is #D2BEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD1D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.