What color is #BDCAC4?

#BDCAC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCAC4?

The RGB value is 189, 202, 196: 189 red, 202 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCAC4?

The complementary color is #CABDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCAC4?

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.

#BDCAC4 color

#BDCAC4 rgb(189, 202, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCAC4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green and 76.9% blue (189, 202, 196).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BDCAC4 color codes

HEX	`#BDCAC4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 202, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.2, -5.56, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.2, 5.75, 165.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.069, 57.045, 60.481)`
Decimal	`12438212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCAC4, 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 #BDCAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCAC4 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 #BDCAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcac4; }
.text { color: #bdcac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 202 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcac4, #bdc9ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDCAC4?: #BDCAC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCAC4?: The RGB value is 189, 202, 196: 189 red, 202 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCAC4?: The complementary color is #CABDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCAC4?: 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.