What color is #BCD5E4?

#BCD5E4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD5E4?

The RGB value is 188, 213, 228: 188 red, 213 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD5E4?

The complementary color is #E4CBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD5E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD5E4 color

#BCD5E4 rgb(188, 213, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD5E4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.5% green and 89.4% blue (188, 213, 228).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#BCD5E4 color codes

HEX	`#BCD5E4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 213, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.9, -5.22, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.9, 11.44, 242.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.533, 63.88, 82.63)`
Decimal	`12375524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD5E4, 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 #BCD5E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD5E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #BCD5E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd5e4; }
.text { color: #bcd5e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd5e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 213 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd5e4, #bcc1e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCD5E4?: #BCD5E4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD5E4?: The RGB value is 188, 213, 228: 188 red, 213 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD5E4?: The complementary color is #E4CBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD5E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.