What color is #BDC7C4?

#BDC7C4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC7C4?

The RGB value is 189, 199, 196: 189 red, 199 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC7C4?

The complementary color is #C7BDC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC7C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC7C4 color

#BDC7C4 rgb(189, 199, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC7C4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78% green and 76.9% blue (189, 199, 196).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#BDC7C4 color codes

HEX	`#BDC7C4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 199, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.41, -3.99, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.41, 4, 175.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.372, 55.651, 60.249)`
Decimal	`12437444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC7C4, 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 #BDC7C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC7C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #BDC7C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc7c4; }
.text { color: #bdc7c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc7c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 199 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc7c4, #bdc5c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC7C4?: #BDC7C4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC7C4?: The RGB value is 189, 199, 196: 189 red, 199 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC7C4?: The complementary color is #C7BDC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC7C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.