What color is #BCD8DC?

#BCD8DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD8DC?

The RGB value is 188, 216, 220: 188 red, 216 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD8DC?

The complementary color is #DCC0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD8DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD8DC color

#BCD8DC rgb(188, 216, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD8DC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 84.7% green and 86.3% blue (188, 216, 220).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quick-Freeze (#BDDBE1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#BCD8DC color codes

HEX	`#BCD8DC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 216, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 84.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.47, -8.44, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.47, 9.86, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.21, 64.969, 77.17)`
Decimal	`12376284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD8DC, 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 #BCD8DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD8DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #BCD8DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd8dc; }
.text { color: #bcd8dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd8dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 216 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd8dc, #bcc8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCD8DC?: #BCD8DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD8DC?: The RGB value is 188, 216, 220: 188 red, 216 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD8DC?: The complementary color is #DCC0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD8DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.