What color is #BDD3D8?

#BDD3D8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD3D8?

The RGB value is 189, 211, 216: 189 red, 211 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD3D8?

The complementary color is #D8C2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD3D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD3D8 color

#BDD3D8 rgb(189, 211, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD3D8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 82.7% green and 84.7% blue (189, 211, 216).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#BDD3D8 color codes

HEX	`#BDD3D8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 211, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 82.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.11, -6.35, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.11, 8.06, 218.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.672, 62.364, 74.004)`
Decimal	`12440536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD3D8, 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 #BDD3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD3D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #BDD3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd3d8; }
.text { color: #bdd3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 211 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd3d8, #bdc6d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDD3D8?: #BDD3D8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD3D8?: The RGB value is 189, 211, 216: 189 red, 211 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD3D8?: The complementary color is #D8C2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD3D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.