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#BCCECD

Light Gray · light neutral

About #BCCECD

#BCCECD is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 7.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEBCBD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BCCECD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green206
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #BCCECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCCECD.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCCECD.
12.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCCECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCCCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7CFCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCECD?

#BCCECD is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCECD?

Use black text. Black on #BCCECD has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCECD?

Its complementary colour is #CEBCBD, and analogous partners are #BCCEC4 and #BCC6CE.