What color is #BCC4AE?

#BCC4AE 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 #BCC4AE?

The RGB value is 188, 196, 174: 188 red, 196 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC4AE?

The complementary color is #B6AEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC4AE color

#BCC4AE rgb(188, 196, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC4AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.9% green and 68.2% blue (188, 196, 174).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#BCC4AE color codes

HEX	`#BCC4AE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 196, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.01, -6.71, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.01, 12.13, 123.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.118, 53.227, 47.775)`
Decimal	`12371118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC4AE, 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 #BCC4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #BCC4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc4ae; }
.text { color: #bcc4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 196 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc4ae, #b1c4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCC4AE?: #BCC4AE 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 #BCC4AE?: The RGB value is 188, 196, 174: 188 red, 196 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC4AE?: The complementary color is #B6AEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.