What color is #BDC4D6?

#BDC4D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC4D6?

The RGB value is 189, 196, 214: 189 red, 196 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC4D6?

The complementary color is #D6CFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC4D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC4D6 color

#BDC4D6 rgb(189, 196, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC4D6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.9% green and 83.9% blue (189, 196, 214).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#BDC4D6 color codes

HEX	`#BDC4D6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 196, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.13, 1.14, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.13, 9.86, 276.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.861, 55.153, 71.466)`
Decimal	`12436694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC4D6, 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 #BDC4D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC4D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #BDC4D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc4d6; }
.text { color: #bdc4d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc4d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 196 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc4d6, #c3bdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDC4D6?: #BDC4D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC4D6?: The RGB value is 189, 196, 214: 189 red, 196 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC4D6?: The complementary color is #D6CFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC4D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.