What color is #BCCAB3?

#BCCAB3 is a light, grayish green known as Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bok Choy?

The RGB value is 188, 202, 179: 188 red, 202 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bok Choy?

The complementary color is #C1B3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bok Choy color: hex code #BCCAB3

#BCCAB3 rgb(188, 202, 179)

Shades of green

Bok Choy has the hex code #BCCAB3. It is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.2% green and 70.2% blue (188, 202, 179).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

Bok Choy (#BCCAB3) color codes

HEX	`#BCCAB3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 202, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.72, -8.97, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.72, 13.33, 132.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.995, 56.187, 50.85)`
Decimal	`12372659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bok Choy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BCCAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BCCAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccab3; }
.text { color: #bccab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 202 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccab3, #b3cab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #BCCAB3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BCCAB3?: #BCCAB3 is a light, grayish green known as Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bok Choy?: The RGB value is 188, 202, 179: 188 red, 202 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bok Choy?: The complementary color is #C1B3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.