What color is #BCCCB5?

#BCCCB5 is a light, grayish green known as Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Isle of Dreams?

The RGB value is 188, 204, 181: 188 red, 204 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Isle of Dreams?

The complementary color is #C5B5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Isle of Dreams color: hex code #BCCCB5

#BCCCB5 rgb(188, 204, 181)

Shades of green

Isle of Dreams has the hex code #BCCCB5. It is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80% green and 71% blue (188, 204, 181).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5) color codes

HEX	`#BCCCB5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 204, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.3, -9.66, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.3, 13.63, 135.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.671, 57.213, 52.081)`
Decimal	`12373173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Isle of Dreams, 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 #BCCCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #BCCCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcccb5; }
.text { color: #bcccb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcccb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 204 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcccb5, #b5ccba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #BCCCB5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BCCCB5?: #BCCCB5 is a light, grayish green known as Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Isle of Dreams?: The RGB value is 188, 204, 181: 188 red, 204 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Isle of Dreams?: The complementary color is #C5B5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.