What color is #BDD8E8?

#BDD8E8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Columbia Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD8E8?

The RGB value is 189, 216, 232: 189 red, 216 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD8E8?

The complementary color is #E8CDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD8E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD8E8 color

#BDD8E8 rgb(189, 216, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDD8E8 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 84.7% green and 91% blue (189, 216, 232).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 48% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Columbia Blue (#B9D9EB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#BDD8E8 color codes

HEX	`#BDD8E8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 216, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 84.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 48%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.87, -5.63, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.87, 12.22, 242.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.104, 65.755, 85.854)`
Decimal	`12441832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD8E8, 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 #BDD8E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD8E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #BDD8E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd8e8; }
.text { color: #bdd8e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd8e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 216 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd8e8, #bdc3e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDD8E8?: #BDD8E8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Columbia Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD8E8?: The RGB value is 189, 216, 232: 189 red, 216 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD8E8?: The complementary color is #E8CDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD8E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.