What color is #BCC8DB?

#BCC8DB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC8DB?

The RGB value is 188, 200, 219: 188 red, 200 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC8DB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCC8DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC8DB color

#BCC8DB rgb(188, 200, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC8DB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78.4% green and 85.9% blue (188, 200, 219).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#BCC8DB color codes

HEX	`#BCC8DB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 200, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.24, -0.28, -10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.24, 10.83, 268.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.177, 57.114, 75.174)`
Decimal	`12372187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC8DB, 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 #BCC8DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC8DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #BCC8DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc8db; }
.text { color: #bcc8db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc8db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 200 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc8db, #c0bcdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC8DB?: #BCC8DB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC8DB?: The RGB value is 188, 200, 219: 188 red, 200 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC8DB?: The complementary color is #DBCFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC8DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.