What color is #BDC9CE?

#BDC9CE 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 #BDC9CE?

The RGB value is 189, 201, 206: 189 red, 201 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC9CE?

The complementary color is #CEC2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC9CE color

#BDC9CE rgb(189, 201, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC9CE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.8% green and 80.8% blue (189, 201, 206).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#BDC9CE color codes

HEX	`#BDC9CE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 201, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.21, -3.11, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.21, 4.99, 231.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.011, 57.048, 66.599)`
Decimal	`12437966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC9CE, 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 #BDC9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #BDC9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc9ce; }
.text { color: #bdc9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 201 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc9ce, #bdc0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC9CE?: #BDC9CE 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 #BDC9CE?: The RGB value is 189, 201, 206: 189 red, 201 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC9CE?: The complementary color is #CEC2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.