What color is #BCCDD4?

#BCCDD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCDD4?

The RGB value is 188, 205, 212: 188 red, 205 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCDD4?

The complementary color is #D4C3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCDD4 color

#BCCDD4 rgb(188, 205, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCDD4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80.4% green and 83.1% blue (188, 205, 212).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#BCCDD4 color codes

HEX	`#BCCDD4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 205, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80.4%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, -4.35, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 6.96, 231.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.451, 59.107, 70.815)`
Decimal	`12373460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCDD4, 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 #BCCDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #BCCDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccdd4; }
.text { color: #bccdd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccdd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 205 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccdd4, #bcc1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCCDD4?: #BCCDD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCDD4?: The RGB value is 188, 205, 212: 188 red, 205 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCDD4?: The complementary color is #D4C3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.