What color is #BDCDD7?

#BDCDD7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCDD7?

The RGB value is 189, 205, 215: 189 red, 205 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCDD7?

The complementary color is #D7C7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCDD7 color

#BDCDD7 rgb(189, 205, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCDD7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.4% green and 84.3% blue (189, 205, 215).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Winter Scene (#BECEDB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#BDCDD7 color codes

HEX	`#BDCDD7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 205, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.5, -3.42, -6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.5, 7.61, 243.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.08, 59.387, 72.838)`
Decimal	`12438999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCDD7, 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 #BDCDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #BDCDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcdd7; }
.text { color: #bdcdd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcdd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 205 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcdd7, #bdc0d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDCDD7?: #BDCDD7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCDD7?: The RGB value is 189, 205, 215: 189 red, 205 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCDD7?: The complementary color is #D7C7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.