What color is #BCC4CF?

#BCC4CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC4CF?

The RGB value is 188, 196, 207: 188 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC4CF?

The complementary color is #CFC7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC4CF color

#BCC4CF rgb(188, 196, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC4CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.9% green and 81.2% blue (188, 196, 207).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud (#BAC3CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#BCC4CF color codes

HEX	`#BCC4CF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 196, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, -0.6, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 6.47, 264.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.739, 54.676, 66.847)`
Decimal	`12371151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC4CF, 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 #BCC4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #BCC4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc4cf; }
.text { color: #bcc4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 196 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc4cf, #bebccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCC4CF?: #BCC4CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC4CF?: The RGB value is 188, 196, 207: 188 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC4CF?: The complementary color is #CFC7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.