What color is #BCDFEC?

#BCDFEC 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 #BCDFEC?

The RGB value is 188, 223, 236: 188 red, 223 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDFEC?

The complementary color is #ECC9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDFEC color

#BCDFEC rgb(188, 223, 236)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 87.5% green and 92.5% blue (188, 223, 236).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% 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 14.9:1).

#BCDFEC color codes

HEX	`#BCDFEC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 223, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 87.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 56%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.76, -8.69, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.76, 13.37, 229.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.263, 69.521, 89.479)`
Decimal	`12378092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDFEC, 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 #BCDFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #BCDFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdfec; }
.text { color: #bcdfec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdfec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 223 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdfec, #bcc7ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCDFEC?: #BCDFEC 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 #BCDFEC?: The RGB value is 188, 223, 236: 188 red, 223 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDFEC?: The complementary color is #ECC9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.