What color is #BCC5D7?

#BCC5D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC5D7?

The RGB value is 188, 197, 215: 188 red, 197 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC5D7?

The complementary color is #D7CEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC5D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC5D7 color

#BCC5D7 rgb(188, 197, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC5D7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 77.3% green and 84.3% blue (188, 197, 215).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#BCC5D7 color codes

HEX	`#BCC5D7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 197, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 77.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, 0.49, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 10.03, 272.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.968, 55.529, 72.204)`
Decimal	`12371415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC5D7, 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 #BCC5D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC5D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #BCC5D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc5d7; }
.text { color: #bcc5d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc5d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 197 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc5d7, #c1bcd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCC5D7?: #BCC5D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC5D7?: The RGB value is 188, 197, 215: 188 red, 197 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC5D7?: The complementary color is #D7CEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC5D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.