What color is #BDCFCD?

#BDCFCD 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 #BDCFCD?

The RGB value is 189, 207, 205: 189 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCFCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCFCD color

#BDCFCD rgb(189, 207, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green and 80.4% blue (189, 207, 205).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#BDCFCD color codes

HEX	`#BDCFCD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 207, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 81.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.76, -6.45, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.76, 6.54, 189.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.316, 59.851, 66.437)`
Decimal	`12439501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCFCD, 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 #BDCFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #BDCFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcfcd; }
.text { color: #bdcfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 207 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcfcd, #bdc8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCFCD?: #BDCFCD 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 #BDCFCD?: The RGB value is 189, 207, 205: 189 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCFCD?: The complementary color is #CFBDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.