#BDC4CC Color

#BDC4CC is rgb(189, 196, 204) in RGB, hsl(212, 13%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue-gray (Crayola) (#C8C8CD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDC4CC

HEX#BDC4CC

RGBrgb(189, 196, 204)

HSLhsl(212, 13%, 77%)

HSVhsv(212, 7%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.014 251.6)

LABlab(78.78% -1.34 -4.90)

LCHlch(78.78% 5.08 254.68)

What #BDC4CC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDC4CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 3.69 Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 3.86 Silver Sand#BFC1C2ΔE 4.3 Silver#C0C0C0ΔE 5.2 Gray (X11)#BEBEBEΔE 5.39 Neon Silver#CCCCCCΔE 6.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BDC4CC Channel Values

How #BDC4CC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 196 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 212° · S 13% · L 77%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 212° · S 7% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.76:1 vs white · 11.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDC4CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDC4CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDC4CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDC4CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDC4CC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDC4CC.

How #BDC4CC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDC4CC

Protanopia#C3C3CC

Protanomaly#C1C3CC

Deuteranopia#C2C2CC

Deuteranomaly#C0C3CC

Tritanopia#BCC5C5

Tritanomaly#BCC5C8

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDC4CC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bdc4cc: #BDC4CC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDC4CC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdc4cc': '#BDC4CC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.769, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="color_bdc4cc">#BDC4CC</color>

SVG fillfill="#BDC4CC"

More Blue Colors

#BDC4CC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

beb8ff bcd4e6 bedbff bcb5e8 c1bce1 bbcce2 c1cef5 bbbbf2 c2c2ff b8e6fe c2c9d1 b8dbff dce3ea f9fafb 001c38 0078e0 0f0fff 1b1b3a 297eff 3719e1 4c516d 62748e 77b5fe 93d3fb

#BDC4CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDC4CC?

#BDC4CC is a light blue — rgb(189, 196, 204) in RGB and hsl(212, 13%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue-gray (Crayola) (#C8C8CD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.69.

What is the RGB value of #BDC4CC?

#BDC4CC is rgb(189, 196, 204) — red 189, green 196, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDC4CC?

#BDC4CC converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDC4CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDC4CC scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDC4CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDC4CC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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