What color is #BCD9DC?

#BCD9DC 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 #BCD9DC?

The RGB value is 188, 217, 220: 188 red, 217 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD9DC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCD9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD9DC color

#BCD9DC rgb(188, 217, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD9DC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.1% green and 86.3% blue (188, 217, 220).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quick-Freeze (#BDDBE1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#BCD9DC color codes

HEX	`#BCD9DC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 217, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, -8.96, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 10.12, 207.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.467, 65.483, 77.255)`
Decimal	`12376540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD9DC, 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 #BCD9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #BCD9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd9dc; }
.text { color: #bcd9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 217 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd9dc, #bcc9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCD9DC?: #BCD9DC 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 #BCD9DC?: The RGB value is 188, 217, 220: 188 red, 217 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD9DC?: The complementary color is #DCBFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.