What color is #BCC6CD?

#BCC6CD 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 #BCC6CD?

The RGB value is 188, 198, 205: 188 red, 198 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC6CD?

The complementary color is #CDC3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC6CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC6CD color

#BCC6CD rgb(188, 198, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC6CD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 77.6% green and 80.4% blue (188, 198, 205).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud (#BAC3CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#BCC6CD color codes

HEX	`#BCC6CD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 198, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 77.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.32, -2.06, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.32, 5.11, 246.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.95, 55.487, 65.719)`
Decimal	`12371661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC6CD, 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 #BCC6CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC6CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #BCC6CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc6cd; }
.text { color: #bcc6cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc6cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 198 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc6cd, #bcbecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCC6CD?: #BCC6CD 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 #BCC6CD?: The RGB value is 188, 198, 205: 188 red, 198 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC6CD?: The complementary color is #CDC3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC6CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.