What color is #BDCCD3?

#BDCCD3 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 #BDCCD3?

The RGB value is 189, 204, 211: 189 red, 204 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCCD3?

The complementary color is #D3C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCCD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCCD3 color

#BDCCD3 rgb(189, 204, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCCD3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80% green and 82.7% blue (189, 204, 211).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#BDCCD3 color codes

HEX	`#BDCCD3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 204, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.13, -3.7, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.13, 6.39, 234.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.334, 58.707, 70.084)`
Decimal	`12438739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCCD3, 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 #BDCCD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCCD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #BDCCD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdccd3; }
.text { color: #bdccd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdccd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 204 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdccd3, #bdc1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDCCD3?: #BDCCD3 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 #BDCCD3?: The RGB value is 189, 204, 211: 189 red, 204 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCCD3?: The complementary color is #D3C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCCD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.