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#BCDBE0 Quick-Freeze

#BCDBE0 is a very light gray named Quick-Freeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.9% green and 87.8% blue (rgb(188, 219, 224)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 37% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. #BCDBE0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.35:1.

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Variations of #BCDBE0

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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#BCDBE0 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.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCDBE0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCDBE0 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 #CFD3E0
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D8E0
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD9E0
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CFD3E0
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAD6E0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2DEDC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DCDE
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD7D8

#BCDBE0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#BCDBE0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.35:1 Super#BCDBE0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDBE0 in CSS

/* Quick-Freeze */
.color { color: #BCDBE0; }
.background { background-color: #BCDBE0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCDBE0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 219 224);
color: hsl(188 37% 81%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.034 208.4);

#BCDBE0 FAQ

What color is #BCDBE0?

#BCDBE0 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCDBE0?

#BCDBE0 is rgb(188, 219, 224) in RGB, hsl(188, 37%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDBE0?

The complementary color of #BCDBE0 is #E0C1BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDBE0?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDBE0: 14.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDBE0 a warm or cool color?

#BCDBE0 is a neutral color.