What color is #BDCAC5?

#BDCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCAC5?

The RGB value is 189, 202, 197: 189 red, 202 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCAC5?

The complementary color is #CABDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCAC5 color

#BDCAC5 rgb(189, 202, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green and 77.3% blue (189, 202, 197).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#BDCAC5 color codes

HEX	`#BDCAC5`
RGB	`rgb(189, 202, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.23, -5.37, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.23, 5.46, 169.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.183, 57.091, 61.083)`
Decimal	`12438213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCAC5, 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 #BDCAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #BDCAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcac5; }
.text { color: #bdcac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 202 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcac5, #bdc8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDCAC5?: #BDCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCAC5?: The RGB value is 189, 202, 197: 189 red, 202 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCAC5?: The complementary color is #CABDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.