What color is #BCD3D3?

#BCD3D3 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 #BCD3D3?

The RGB value is 188, 211, 211: 188 red, 211 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD3D3?

The complementary color is #D3BCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD3D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD3D3 color

#BCD3D3 rgb(188, 211, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD3D3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 82.7% green and 82.7% blue (188, 211, 211).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#BCD3D3 color codes

HEX	`#BCD3D3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 211, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 82.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.9, -7.67, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.9, 8.11, 198.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.788, 61.982, 70.64)`
Decimal	`12374995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD3D3, 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 #BCD3D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD3D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #BCD3D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd3d3; }
.text { color: #bcd3d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd3d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 211 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd3d3, #bcc8d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCD3D3?: #BCD3D3 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 #BCD3D3?: The RGB value is 188, 211, 211: 188 red, 211 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD3D3?: The complementary color is #D3BCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD3D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.