What color is #BCC4B2?

#BCC4B2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC4B2?

The RGB value is 188, 196, 178: 188 red, 196 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC4B2?

The complementary color is #BAB2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC4B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC4B2 color

#BCC4B2 rgb(188, 196, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC4B2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.9% green and 69.8% blue (188, 196, 178).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 13% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#BCC4B2 color codes

HEX	`#BCC4B2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 196, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 13%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.1, -6.02, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.1, 10.09, 126.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.514, 53.385, 49.859)`
Decimal	`12371122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC4B2, 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 #BCC4B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC4B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #BCC4B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc4b2; }
.text { color: #bcc4b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc4b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 196 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc4b2, #b3c4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC4B2?: #BCC4B2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC4B2?: The RGB value is 188, 196, 178: 188 red, 196 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC4B2?: The complementary color is #BAB2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC4B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.