HEX Color #BDD3CC (Lightgray)

About #BDD3CC

The precise color #BDD3CC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightgray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 211 green, and 204 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDD3CC

RGB189, 211, 204

HSL160.9°, 20.0%, 78.4%

CMYK10%, 0%, 3%, 17%

HSV160.9°, 10.4%, 82.7%

LAB82.8, -8.7, 0.9

XYZ55.2, 61.8, 66.1

Decimal12440524

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BDD3CC #D3BDC4

Analogous

#BDD3C1 #BDCFD3

Triadic

#CCBDD3 #D3CCBD

Tetradic

#C1BDD3 #D3BDC4 #CFD3BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BDD3CC

#C4D7D1

#CBDCD7

#D3E1DD

#DAE6E2

#E1EBE8

#E9F0EE

#F0F5F3

#F7FAF9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BDD3CC

#A8BBB5

#93A49E

#7E8C88

#697571

#545D5A

#3F4644

#2A2E2D

#151716

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.57:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.35:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.50:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.35:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDD3CC; }

.text-color { color: #BDD3CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDD3CC; }

Similar Colors

Lightgray

#D3D3D3