What color is #BCC3AE?

#BCC3AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC3AE?

The RGB value is 188, 195, 174: 188 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC3AE?

The complementary color is #B5AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC3AE color

#BCC3AE rgb(188, 195, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC3AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.5% green and 68.2% blue (188, 195, 174).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#BCC3AE color codes

HEX	`#BCC3AE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 195, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.74, -6.19, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.74, 11.53, 122.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.893, 52.778, 47.7)`
Decimal	`12370862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC3AE, 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 #BCC3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #BCC3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc3ae; }
.text { color: #bcc3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 195 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc3ae, #b2c3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCC3AE?: #BCC3AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC3AE?: The RGB value is 188, 195, 174: 188 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC3AE?: The complementary color is #B5AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.