What color is #BDCADD?

#BDCADD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCADD?

The RGB value is 189, 202, 221: 189 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCADD?

The complementary color is #DDD0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCADD color

#BDCADD rgb(189, 202, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCADD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green and 86.7% blue (189, 202, 221).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 32% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#BDCADD color codes

HEX	`#BDCADD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 202, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 32%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.89, -0.6, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.89, 10.94, 266.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.155, 58.279, 76.736)`
Decimal	`12438237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCADD, 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 #BDCADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #BDCADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcadd; }
.text { color: #bdcadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 202 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcadd, #c0bddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDCADD?: #BDCADD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCADD?: The RGB value is 189, 202, 221: 189 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCADD?: The complementary color is #DDD0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.