#BDCDCA
Light Gray · light neutral
About #BDCDCA
#BDCDCA is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDBDC0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDCDCA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDCDCA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BDCDCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDCDCA?
#BDCDCA is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BDCDCA?
Use black text. Black on #BDCDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDCDCA?
Its complementary colour is #CDBDC0, and analogous partners are #BDCDC2 and #BDC8CD.