What color is #BDD7D6?

#BDD7D6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD7D6?

The RGB value is 189, 215, 214: 189 red, 215 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD7D6?

The complementary color is #D7BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD7D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD7D6 color

#BDD7D6 rgb(189, 215, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD7D6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 84.3% green and 83.9% blue (189, 215, 214).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#BDD7D6 color codes

HEX	`#BDD7D6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 215, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 84.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.11, -8.82, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.11, 9.15, 195.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.421, 64.274, 72.986)`
Decimal	`12441558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD7D6, 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 #BDD7D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD7D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #BDD7D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd7d6; }
.text { color: #bdd7d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd7d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 215 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd7d6, #bdcbd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDD7D6?: #BDD7D6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD7D6?: The RGB value is 189, 215, 214: 189 red, 215 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD7D6?: The complementary color is #D7BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD7D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.