What color is #BDD4DA?

#BDD4DA 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 #BDD4DA?

The RGB value is 189, 212, 218: 189 red, 212 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD4DA?

The complementary color is #DAC3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD4DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD4DA color

#BDD4DA rgb(189, 212, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD4DA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 83.1% green and 85.5% blue (189, 212, 218).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#BDD4DA color codes

HEX	`#BDD4DA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 212, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 83.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.42, -6.46, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.42, 8.53, 220.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.182, 62.967, 75.457)`
Decimal	`12440794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD4DA, 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 #BDD4DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD4DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #BDD4DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd4da; }
.text { color: #bdd4da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd4da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 212 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd4da, #bdc6da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDD4DA?: #BDD4DA 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 #BDD4DA?: The RGB value is 189, 212, 218: 189 red, 212 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD4DA?: The complementary color is #DAC3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD4DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.