What color is #BCCBD4?

#BCCBD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCBD4?

The RGB value is 188, 203, 212: 188 red, 203 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCBD4?

The complementary color is #D4C5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCBD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCBD4 color

#BCCBD4 rgb(188, 203, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCBD4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.6% green and 83.1% blue (188, 203, 212).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Winter Scene (#BECEDB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#BCCBD4 color codes

HEX	`#BCCBD4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 203, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, -3.3, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 7.03, 242.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.976, 58.156, 70.656)`
Decimal	`12372948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCBD4, 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 #BCCBD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCBD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #BCCBD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccbd4; }
.text { color: #bccbd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccbd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 203 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccbd4, #bcbfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCCBD4?: #BCCBD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCBD4?: The RGB value is 188, 203, 212: 188 red, 203 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCBD4?: The complementary color is #D4C5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCBD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.