What color is #BDC8D6?

#BDC8D6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8D6?

The RGB value is 189, 200, 214: 189 red, 200 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8D6?

The complementary color is #D6CBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC8D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC8D6 color

#BDC8D6 rgb(189, 200, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC8D6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 83.9% blue (189, 200, 214).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#BDC8D6 color codes

HEX	`#BDC8D6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 200, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, -0.98, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 8.31, 263.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.775, 56.982, 71.771)`
Decimal	`12437718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC8D6, 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 #BDC8D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC8D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #BDC8D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc8d6; }
.text { color: #bdc8d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc8d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 200 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc8d6, #bfbdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDC8D6?: #BDC8D6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC8D6?: The RGB value is 189, 200, 214: 189 red, 200 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC8D6?: The complementary color is #D6CBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC8D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.