What color is #BDC8D3?

#BDC8D3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8D3?

The RGB value is 189, 200, 211: 189 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8D3?

The complementary color is #D3C8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC8D3 color

#BDC8D3 rgb(189, 200, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC8D3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 82.7% blue (189, 200, 211).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud (#BAC3CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#BDC8D3 color codes

HEX	`#BDC8D3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 200, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.08, -1.59, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.08, 6.95, 256.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.396, 56.83, 69.772)`
Decimal	`12437715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC8D3, 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 #BDC8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #BDC8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc8d3; }
.text { color: #bdc8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 200 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc8d3, #bdbdd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDC8D3?: #BDC8D3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC8D3?: The RGB value is 189, 200, 211: 189 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC8D3?: The complementary color is #D3C8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.