#BCD1CD
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #BCD1CD
#BCD1CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1BCC0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCD1CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCD1CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BCD1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCD1CD?
#BCD1CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 #BCD1CD?
Use black text. Black on #BCD1CD has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCD1CD?
Its complementary colour is #D1BCC0, and analogous partners are #BCD1C3 and #BCCAD1.