What color is #BCD5D7?

#BCD5D7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD5D7?

The RGB value is 188, 213, 215: 188 red, 213 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD5D7?

The complementary color is #D7BEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD5D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD5D7 color

#BCD5D7 rgb(188, 213, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD5D7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.5% green and 84.3% blue (188, 213, 215).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#BCD5D7 color codes

HEX	`#BCD5D7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 213, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, -7.91, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 8.78, 205.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.796, 63.185, 73.48)`
Decimal	`12375511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD5D7, 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 #BCD5D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD5D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #BCD5D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd5d7; }
.text { color: #bcd5d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd5d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 213 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd5d7, #bcc8d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCD5D7?: #BCD5D7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD5D7?: The RGB value is 188, 213, 215: 188 red, 213 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD5D7?: The complementary color is #D7BEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD5D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.