What color is #BDCEE3?

#BDCEE3 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 #BDCEE3?

The RGB value is 189, 206, 227: 189 red, 206 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCEE3?

The complementary color is #E3D2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCEE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCEE3 color

#BDCEE3 rgb(189, 206, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCEE3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green and 89% blue (189, 206, 227).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 40% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#BDCEE3 color codes

HEX	`#BDCEE3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 206, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80.8%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 40%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.11, -1.45, -12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.11, 12.4, 263.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.919, 60.506, 81.338)`
Decimal	`12439267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCEE3, 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 #BDCEE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCEE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #BDCEE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcee3; }
.text { color: #bdcee3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcee3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 206 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcee3, #bfbde3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDCEE3?: #BDCEE3 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 #BDCEE3?: The RGB value is 189, 206, 227: 189 red, 206 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCEE3?: The complementary color is #E3D2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCEE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.