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#BCD5CC closest to Aquatic Edge

#BCD5CC is a very light gray; the closest named color is Aquatic Edge. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.5% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(188, 213, 204)). Its HSL value is 158° hue, 23% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. #BCD5CC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.53:1.

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#BCD5CC color conversion

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Variations of #BCD5CC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCD5CC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BCD5CCD5BCC5
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BCD5CCD5BCD2D5C0BC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BCD5CCBCD5C0BCD2D5
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BCD5CCCCBCD5D5CCBC
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BCD5CCBCC5D5D5BCC5D5CCBC
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BCD5CCC0BCD5D5BCC5D2D5BC
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#BCD5CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCD5CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CECECD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D1CC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDD2CC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CECECD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9D0CC
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7D6D2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAD5CF
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD1CF

#BCD5CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#BCD5CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.53:1 Super#BCD5CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCD5CC in CSS

/* Aquatic Edge */
.color { color: #BCD5CC; }
.background { background-color: #BCD5CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCD5CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 213 204);
color: hsl(158 23% 79%);
color: oklch(0.852 0.029 171.9);

#BCD5CC FAQ

What color is #BCD5CC?

#BCD5CC is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCD5CC?

#BCD5CC is rgb(188, 213, 204) in RGB, hsl(158, 23%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCD5CC?

The complementary color of #BCD5CC is #D5BCC5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCD5CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCD5CC: 13.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCD5CC a warm or cool color?

#BCD5CC is a neutral color.