What color is #BCCCE1?

#BCCCE1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCCE1?

The RGB value is 188, 204, 225: 188 red, 204 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCCE1?

The complementary color is #E1D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCCE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCCE1 color

#BCCCE1 rgb(188, 204, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCCE1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80% green and 88.2% blue (188, 204, 225).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 38% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#BCCCE1 color codes

HEX	`#BCCCE1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 204, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 38%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.46, -1.13, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.46, 12.27, 264.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.919, 59.312, 79.722)`
Decimal	`12373217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCCE1, 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 #BCCCE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCCE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #BCCCE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccce1; }
.text { color: #bccce1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccce1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 204 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccce1, #bfbce1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCCCE1?: #BCCCE1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCCE1?: The RGB value is 188, 204, 225: 188 red, 204 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCCE1?: The complementary color is #E1D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCCE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.