What color is #BDC8CD?

#BDC8CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8CD?

The RGB value is 189, 200, 205: 189 red, 200 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8CD?

The complementary color is #CDC2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC8CD color

#BDC8CD rgb(189, 200, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC8CD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 80.4% blue (189, 200, 205).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#BDC8CD color codes

HEX	`#BDC8CD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 200, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.92, -2.78, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.92, 4.7, 233.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.658, 56.535, 65.884)`
Decimal	`12437709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC8CD, 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 #BDC8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #BDC8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc8cd; }
.text { color: #bdc8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 200 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc8cd, #bdc0cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC8CD?: #BDC8CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC8CD?: The RGB value is 189, 200, 205: 189 red, 200 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC8CD?: The complementary color is #CDC2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.