What color is #BCCED8?

#BCCED8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCED8?

The RGB value is 188, 206, 216: 188 red, 206 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCED8?

The complementary color is #D8C6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCED8 color

#BCCED8 rgb(188, 206, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCED8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80.8% green and 84.7% blue (188, 206, 216).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 12.96:1).

#BCCED8 color codes

HEX	`#BCCED8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 206, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.72, -4.06, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.72, 8.11, 239.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.202, 59.791, 73.585)`
Decimal	`12373720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCED8, 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 #BCCED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #BCCED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcced8; }
.text { color: #bcced8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcced8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 206 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcced8, #bcc0d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCCED8?: #BCCED8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCED8?: The RGB value is 188, 206, 216: 188 red, 206 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCED8?: The complementary color is #D8C6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.