What color is #BDCFD6?

#BDCFD6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCFD6?

The RGB value is 189, 207, 214: 189 red, 207 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCFD6?

The complementary color is #D6C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCFD6 color

#BDCFD6 rgb(189, 207, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCFD6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green and 83.9% blue (189, 207, 214).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#BDCFD6 color codes

HEX	`#BDCFD6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 207, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 81.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82, -4.67, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82, 7.24, 229.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.434, 60.299, 72.324)`
Decimal	`12439510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCFD6, 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 #BDCFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #BDCFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcfd6; }
.text { color: #bdcfd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcfd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 207 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcfd6, #bdc3d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDCFD6?: #BDCFD6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCFD6?: The RGB value is 189, 207, 214: 189 red, 207 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCFD6?: The complementary color is #D6C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.