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#BCCDD1

Light Gray · light neutral

About #BCCDD1

#BCCDD1 is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1C0BC — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BCCDD1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green205
Blue209

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BCCDD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCCDD1.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCCDD1.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCCDD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCCDD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACCD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C9D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6CFCE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCDD1?

#BCCDD1 is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCDD1?

Use black text. Black on #BCCDD1 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCDD1?

Its complementary colour is #D1C0BC, and analogous partners are #BCD1CA and #BCC3D1.