What color is #BCC2D2?

#BCC2D2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC2D2?

The RGB value is 188, 194, 210: 188 red, 194 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC2D2?

The complementary color is #D2CCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC2D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC2D2 color

#BCC2D2 rgb(188, 194, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC2D2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.1% green and 82.4% blue (188, 194, 210).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#BCC2D2 color codes

HEX	`#BCC2D2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 194, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, 1.07, -8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 8.77, 277)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.661, 53.928, 68.648)`
Decimal	`12370642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC2D2, 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 #BCC2D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC2D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #BCC2D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc2d2; }
.text { color: #bcc2d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc2d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 194 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc2d2, #c1bcd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCC2D2?: #BCC2D2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC2D2?: The RGB value is 188, 194, 210: 188 red, 194 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC2D2?: The complementary color is #D2CCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC2D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.