What color is #BCC8C9?

#BCC8C9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC8C9?

The RGB value is 188, 200, 201: 188 red, 200 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC8C9?

The complementary color is #C9BDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC8C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC8C9 color

#BCC8C9 rgb(188, 200, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC8C9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78.4% green and 78.8% blue (188, 200, 201).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#BCC8C9 color codes

HEX	`#BCC8C9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 200, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.74, -3.89, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.74, 4.34, 206.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.934, 56.216, 63.362)`
Decimal	`12372169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC8C9, 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 #BCC8C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC8C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #BCC8C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc8c9; }
.text { color: #bcc8c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc8c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 200 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc8c9, #bcc2c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCC8C9?: #BCC8C9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC8C9?: The RGB value is 188, 200, 201: 188 red, 200 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC8C9?: The complementary color is #C9BDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC8C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.