What color is #BCC4B6?

#BCC4B6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC4B6?

The RGB value is 188, 196, 182: 188 red, 196 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC4B6?

The complementary color is #BEB6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC4B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC4B6 color

#BCC4B6 rgb(188, 196, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC4B6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.9% green and 71.4% blue (188, 196, 182).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 11% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#BCC4B6 color codes

HEX	`#BCC4B6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 196, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 11%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 7%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.2, -5.32, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.2, 8.08, 131.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.921, 53.548, 52.005)`
Decimal	`12371126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC4B6, 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 #BCC4B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC4B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #BCC4B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc4b6; }
.text { color: #bcc4b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc4b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 196 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc4b6, #b6c4b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC4B6?: #BCC4B6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC4B6?: The RGB value is 188, 196, 182: 188 red, 196 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC4B6?: The complementary color is #BEB6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC4B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.