What color is #BDC6CC?

#BDC6CC 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 #BDC6CC?

The RGB value is 189, 198, 204: 189 red, 198 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC6CC?

The complementary color is #CCC3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC6CC color

#BDC6CC rgb(189, 198, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC6CC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.6% green and 80% blue (189, 198, 204).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#BDC6CC color codes

HEX	`#BDC6CC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 198, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, -1.92, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 4.49, 244.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.077, 55.566, 65.097)`
Decimal	`12437196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC6CC, 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 #BDC6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #BDC6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc6cc; }
.text { color: #bdc6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 198 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc6cc, #bdbfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC6CC?: #BDC6CC 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 #BDC6CC?: The RGB value is 189, 198, 204: 189 red, 198 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC6CC?: The complementary color is #CCC3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.