Information about #BDC3C6 color

#BDC3C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDC3C6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 195, 198) — 74.1% red, 76.5% green, 77.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 1 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BDC3C6 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Powder Blue (#BEC6C8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silver Sand (#BFC1C2) and Ghost (#C0BFC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 195, 198) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDC3C6: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDC3C6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDC3C6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDC3C6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDC3C6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDC3C6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDC3C6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BDC3C6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BEC6C5
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BDC3C6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

#BFC8C4

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

#BDC3C6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDC3C6
  • RGB189, 195, 198
  • CMYK4, 1, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(189, 195, 198)
  • HSL200°, 7%, 76%
  • HSL Precise200°, 7.317%, 75.882%
  • HSV200°, 5%, 78%
  • HSB200°, 5%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.765, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.765, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.765, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDC3C6
  • DECIMAL ID12436422
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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