What color is #BCDEDD?

#BCDEDD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDEDD?

The RGB value is 188, 222, 221: 188 red, 222 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDEDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCDEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDEDD color

#BCDEDD rgb(188, 222, 221)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 87.1% green and 86.7% blue (188, 222, 221).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 34% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Poolside (#BEE0E2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#BCDEDD color codes

HEX	`#BCDEDD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 222, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 87.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 34%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.08, -11.31, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.08, 11.77, 196.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.908, 68.153, 78.391)`
Decimal	`12377821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDEDD, 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 #BCDEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #BCDEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdedd; }
.text { color: #bcdedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 222 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdedd, #bccede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCDEDD?: #BCDEDD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDEDD?: The RGB value is 188, 222, 221: 188 red, 222 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDEDD?: The complementary color is #DEBCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.