What color is #BDCACA?

#BDCACA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCACA?

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

What is the complementary color of #BDCACA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCACA color

#BDCACA rgb(189, 202, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCACA is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#BDCACA color codes

HEX	`#BDCACA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 202, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, -4.42, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 4.67, 199.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.765, 57.324, 64.15)`
Decimal	`12438218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCACA, 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 #BDCACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #BDCACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcaca; }
.text { color: #bdcaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 202 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcaca, #bdc3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCACA?: #BDCACA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCACA?: The RGB value is 189, 202, 202: 189 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCACA?: The complementary color is #CABDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.