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#BCD8D2 Aquatic Edge

#BCD8D2 is a very light gray named Aquatic Edge. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 84.7% green and 82.4% blue (rgb(188, 216, 210)). Its HSL value is 167° hue, 26% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black. #BCD8D2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.89:1.

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#BCD8D2 color conversion

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Variations of #BCD8D2

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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#BCD8D2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

BCD8D2D8BCD0D8C4BC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BCD8D2BCD8C4BCD0D8
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Triadic

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

BCD8D2D2BCD8D8D2BC
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Tetradic

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

BCD8D2BCC2D8D8BCC2D8D2BC
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCD8D2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCD8D2 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 #D0D0D3
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5D4D2
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD5D2
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D0D3
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAD3D2
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5D9D6
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9D8D4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDD4D2

#BCD8D2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#BCD8D2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.89:1 Super#BCD8D2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCD8D2 in CSS

/* Aquatic Edge */
.color { color: #BCD8D2; }
.background { background-color: #BCD8D2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCD8D2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 216 210);
color: hsl(167 26% 79%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.031 181.2);

#BCD8D2 FAQ

What color is #BCD8D2?

#BCD8D2 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 #BCD8D2?

#BCD8D2 is rgb(188, 216, 210) in RGB, hsl(167, 26%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCD8D2?

The complementary color of #BCD8D2 is #D8BCC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCD8D2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCD8D2: 13.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCD8D2 a warm or cool color?

#BCD8D2 is a neutral color.