What color is #BDD1CC?

#BDD1CC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD1CC?

The RGB value is 189, 209, 204: 189 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD1CC?

The complementary color is #D1BDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD1CC color

#BDD1CC rgb(189, 209, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD1CC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82% green and 80% blue (189, 209, 204).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#BDD1CC color codes

HEX	`#BDD1CC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 209, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.26, -7.68, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.26, 7.68, 178.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.683, 60.779, 65.965)`
Decimal	`12440012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD1CC, 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 #BDD1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #BDD1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd1cc; }
.text { color: #bdd1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 209 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd1cc, #bdccd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDD1CC?: #BDD1CC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD1CC?: The RGB value is 189, 209, 204: 189 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD1CC?: The complementary color is #D1BDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.