What color is #BDC0C2?

#BDC0C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC0C2?

The RGB value is 189, 192, 194: 189 red, 192 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC0C2?

The complementary color is #C2BFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC0C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC0C2 color

#BDC0C2 rgb(189, 192, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC0C2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.3% green and 76.1% blue (189, 192, 194).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 4% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foil (#C0C3C4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#BDC0C2 color codes

HEX	`#BDC0C2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 192, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 4%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, -0.66, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 1.52, 244.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.572, 52.413, 58.534)`
Decimal	`12435650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC0C2, 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 #BDC0C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC0C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #BDC0C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc0c2; }
.text { color: #bdc0c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc0c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 192 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc0c2, #bdbec2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDC0C2?: #BDC0C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC0C2?: The RGB value is 189, 192, 194: 189 red, 192 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC0C2?: The complementary color is #C2BFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC0C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.