What color is #BDC5D6?

#BDC5D6 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 #BDC5D6?

The RGB value is 189, 197, 214: 189 red, 197 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC5D6?

The complementary color is #D6CEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC5D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC5D6 color

#BDC5D6 rgb(189, 197, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC5D6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.3% green and 83.9% blue (189, 197, 214).

Its hue angle is 221°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#BDC5D6 color codes

HEX	`#BDC5D6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 197, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.39, 0.61, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.39, 9.43, 273.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.087, 55.606, 71.541)`
Decimal	`12436950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC5D6, 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 #BDC5D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC5D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #BDC5D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc5d6; }
.text { color: #bdc5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc5d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 197 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc5d6, #c2bdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDC5D6?: #BDC5D6 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 #BDC5D6?: The RGB value is 189, 197, 214: 189 red, 197 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC5D6?: The complementary color is #D6CEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC5D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.