What color is #BDC6DC?

#BDC6DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC6DC?

The RGB value is 189, 198, 220: 189 red, 198 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC6DC?

The complementary color is #DCD3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC6DC color

#BDC6DC rgb(189, 198, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC6DC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.6% green and 86.3% blue (189, 198, 220).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#BDC6DC color codes

HEX	`#BDC6DC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 198, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.83, 1.32, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.83, 12.05, 276.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.096, 56.374, 75.727)`
Decimal	`12437212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC6DC, 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 #BDC6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #BDC6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc6dc; }
.text { color: #bdc6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 198 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc6dc, #c4bddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDC6DC?: #BDC6DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC6DC?: The RGB value is 189, 198, 220: 189 red, 198 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC6DC?: The complementary color is #DCD3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.