What color is #BDCCD4?

#BDCCD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCCD4?

The RGB value is 189, 204, 212: 189 red, 204 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCCD4?

The complementary color is #D4C5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCCD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCCD4 color

#BDCCD4 rgb(189, 204, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCCD4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80% green and 83.1% blue (189, 204, 212).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Polished Silver (#C5D1DA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#BDCCD4 color codes

HEX	`#BDCCD4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 204, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, -3.5, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 6.7, 238.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.46, 58.757, 70.747)`
Decimal	`12438740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCCD4, 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 #BDCCD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCCD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #BDCCD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdccd4; }
.text { color: #bdccd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdccd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 204 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdccd4, #bdc1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDCCD4?: #BDCCD4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCCD4?: The RGB value is 189, 204, 212: 189 red, 204 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCCD4?: The complementary color is #D4C5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCCD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.