What color is #BCCECF?

#BCCECF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCECF?

The RGB value is 188, 206, 207: 188 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCECF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCCECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCECF color

#BCCECF rgb(188, 206, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCECF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80.8% green and 81.2% blue (188, 206, 207).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#BCCECF color codes

HEX	`#BCCECF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 206, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.48, -5.86, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.48, 6.4, 203.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.07, 59.338, 67.624)`
Decimal	`12373711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCECF, 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 #BCCECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #BCCECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccecf; }
.text { color: #bccecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 206 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccecf, #bcc5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCCECF?: #BCCECF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCECF?: The RGB value is 188, 206, 207: 188 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCECF?: The complementary color is #CFBDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.