What color is #BDCFD5?

#BDCFD5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCFD5?

The RGB value is 189, 207, 213: 189 red, 207 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCFD5?

The complementary color is #D5C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCFD5 color

#BDCFD5 rgb(189, 207, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCFD5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green and 83.5% blue (189, 207, 213).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#BDCFD5 color codes

HEX	`#BDCFD5`
RGB	`rgb(189, 207, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 81.2%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.97, -4.87, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.97, 7.01, 226.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.307, 60.248, 71.653)`
Decimal	`12439509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCFD5, 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 #BDCFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #BDCFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcfd5; }
.text { color: #bdcfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcfd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 207 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcfd5, #bdc3d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDCFD5?: #BDCFD5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCFD5?: The RGB value is 189, 207, 213: 189 red, 207 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCFD5?: The complementary color is #D5C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.