What color is #BDC3C9?

#BDC3C9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC3C9?

The RGB value is 189, 195, 201: 189 red, 195 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC3C9?

The complementary color is #C9C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC3C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC3C9 color

#BDC3C9 rgb(189, 195, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC3C9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.5% green and 78.8% blue (189, 195, 201).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#BDC3C9 color codes

HEX	`#BDC3C9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 195, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.5, -0.92, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.5, 3.83, 256.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.042, 54.066, 62.994)`
Decimal	`12436425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC3C9, 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 #BDC3C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC3C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #BDC3C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc3c9; }
.text { color: #bdc3c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc3c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 195 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc3c9, #bdbdc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC3C9?: #BDC3C9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC3C9?: The RGB value is 189, 195, 201: 189 red, 195 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC3C9?: The complementary color is #C9C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC3C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.