What color is #BDC4CE?

#BDC4CE 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 #BDC4CE?

The RGB value is 189, 196, 206: 189 red, 196 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC4CE?

The complementary color is #CEC7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC4CE color

#BDC4CE rgb(189, 196, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC4CE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.9% green and 80.8% blue (189, 196, 206).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud (#BAC3CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#BDC4CE color codes

HEX	`#BDC4CE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 196, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.9, -0.47, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.9, 5.85, 265.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.864, 54.754, 66.217)`
Decimal	`12436686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC4CE, 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 #BDC4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #BDC4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc4ce; }
.text { color: #bdc4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 196 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc4ce, #bfbdce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC4CE?: #BDC4CE 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 #BDC4CE?: The RGB value is 189, 196, 206: 189 red, 196 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC4CE?: The complementary color is #CEC7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.