What color is #BCCFDB?

#BCCFDB 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 #BCCFDB?

The RGB value is 188, 207, 219: 188 red, 207 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCFDB?

The complementary color is #DBC8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCFDB color

#BCCFDB rgb(188, 207, 219)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 81.2% green and 85.9% blue (188, 207, 219).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter Scene (#BECEDB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#BCCFDB color codes

HEX	`#BCCFDB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 207, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 81.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.07, -3.97, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.07, 9.03, 243.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.835, 60.43, 75.727)`
Decimal	`12373979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCFDB, 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 #BCCFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #BCCFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccfdb; }
.text { color: #bccfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 207 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccfdb, #bcc0db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCCFDB?: #BCCFDB 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 #BCCFDB?: The RGB value is 188, 207, 219: 188 red, 207 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCFDB?: The complementary color is #DBC8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.