What color is #BCC8D0?

#BCC8D0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC8D0?

The RGB value is 188, 200, 208: 188 red, 200 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC8D0?

The complementary color is #D0C4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC8D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC8D0 color

#BCC8D0 rgb(188, 200, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC8D0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78.4% green and 81.6% blue (188, 200, 208).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#BCC8D0 color codes

HEX	`#BCC8D0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 200, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.93, -2.52, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.93, 5.95, 244.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.776, 56.553, 67.798)`
Decimal	`12372176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC8D0, 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 #BCC8D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC8D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #BCC8D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc8d0; }
.text { color: #bcc8d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc8d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 200 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc8d0, #bcbed0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCC8D0?: #BCC8D0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC8D0?: The RGB value is 188, 200, 208: 188 red, 200 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC8D0?: The complementary color is #D0C4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC8D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.