What color is #BDC4C8?

#BDC4C8 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 #BDC4C8?

The RGB value is 189, 196, 200: 189 red, 196 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC4C8?

The complementary color is #C8C1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC4C8 color

#BDC4C8 rgb(189, 196, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC4C8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.9% green and 78.4% blue (189, 196, 200).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 9% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#BDC4C8 color codes

HEX	`#BDC4C8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 196, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 9%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.73, -1.64, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.73, 3.28, 239.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.149, 54.468, 62.451)`
Decimal	`12436680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC4C8, 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 #BDC4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #BDC4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc4c8; }
.text { color: #bdc4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 196 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc4c8, #bdbfc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC4C8?: #BDC4C8 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 #BDC4C8?: The RGB value is 189, 196, 200: 189 red, 196 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC4C8?: The complementary color is #C8C1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.