What color is #BDC3CC?

#BDC3CC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC3CC?

The RGB value is 189, 195, 204: 189 red, 195 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC3CC?

The complementary color is #CCC6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC3CC color

#BDC3CC rgb(189, 195, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC3CC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.5% green and 80% blue (189, 195, 204).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud (#BAC3CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#BDC3CC color codes

HEX	`#BDC3CC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 195, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.58, -0.33, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.58, 5.23, 266.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.398, 54.208, 64.87)`
Decimal	`12436428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC3CC, 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 #BDC3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #BDC3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc3cc; }
.text { color: #bdc3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 195 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc3cc, #bfbdcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC3CC?: #BDC3CC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC3CC?: The RGB value is 189, 195, 204: 189 red, 195 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC3CC?: The complementary color is #CCC6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.