What color is #BCDFEB?

#BCDFEB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDFEB?

The RGB value is 188, 223, 235: 188 red, 223 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDFEB?

The complementary color is #EBC8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDFEB color

#BCDFEB rgb(188, 223, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCDFEB is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 87.5% green and 92.2% blue (188, 223, 235).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 54% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Clouds (#C2E1EC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#BCDFEB color codes

HEX	`#BCDFEB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 223, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 87.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 54%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.73, -8.91, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.73, 13.15, 227.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.118, 69.463, 88.716)`
Decimal	`12378091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDFEB, 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 #BCDFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #BCDFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdfeb; }
.text { color: #bcdfeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdfeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 223 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdfeb, #bcc7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCDFEB?: #BCDFEB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDFEB?: The RGB value is 188, 223, 235: 188 red, 223 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDFEB?: The complementary color is #EBC8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.