What color is #BDD3D4?

#BDD3D4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD3D4?

The RGB value is 189, 211, 212: 189 red, 211 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD3D4?

The complementary color is #D4BEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD3D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD3D4 color

#BDD3D4 rgb(189, 211, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD3D4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82.7% green and 83.1% blue (189, 211, 212).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#BDD3D4 color codes

HEX	`#BDD3D4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 211, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83, -7.15, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83, 7.75, 202.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.161, 62.16, 71.314)`
Decimal	`12440532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD3D4, 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 #BDD3D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD3D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #BDD3D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd3d4; }
.text { color: #bdd3d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd3d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 211 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd3d4, #bdc7d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDD3D4?: #BDD3D4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD3D4?: The RGB value is 189, 211, 212: 189 red, 211 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD3D4?: The complementary color is #D4BEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD3D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.