What color is #BDC3CF?

#BDC3CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC3CF?

The RGB value is 189, 195, 207: 189 red, 195 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC3CF?

The complementary color is #CFC9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC3CF color

#BDC3CF rgb(189, 195, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC3CF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.5% green and 81.2% blue (189, 195, 207).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#BDC3CF color codes

HEX	`#BDC3CF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 195, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.67, 0.26, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.67, 6.71, 272.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.762, 54.354, 66.784)`
Decimal	`12436431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC3CF, 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 #BDC3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #BDC3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc3cf; }
.text { color: #bdc3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 195 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc3cf, #c0bdcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC3CF?: #BDC3CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC3CF?: The RGB value is 189, 195, 207: 189 red, 195 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC3CF?: The complementary color is #CFC9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.