What color is #BDCECC?

#BDCECC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCECC?

The RGB value is 189, 206, 204: 189 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCECC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCECC color

#BDCECC rgb(189, 206, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCECC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green and 80% blue (189, 206, 204).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#BDCECC color codes

HEX	`#BDCECC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 206, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.47, -6.12, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.47, 6.2, 189.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.954, 59.32, 65.722)`
Decimal	`12439244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCECC, 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 #BDCECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #BDCECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcecc; }
.text { color: #bdcecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 206 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcecc, #bdc8ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCECC?: #BDCECC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCECC?: The RGB value is 189, 206, 204: 189 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCECC?: The complementary color is #CEBDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.