What color is #BCC4BD?

#BCC4BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC4BD?

The RGB value is 188, 196, 189: 188 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC4BD?

The complementary color is #C4BCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC4BD color

#BCC4BD rgb(188, 196, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC4BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.9% green and 74.1% blue (188, 196, 189).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#BCC4BD color codes

HEX	`#BCC4BD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 196, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.37, -4.06, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.37, 4.79, 147.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.663, 53.845, 55.911)`
Decimal	`12371133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC4BD, 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 #BCC4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #BCC4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc4bd; }
.text { color: #bcc4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 196 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc4bd, #bcc4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC4BD?: #BCC4BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC4BD?: The RGB value is 188, 196, 189: 188 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC4BD?: The complementary color is #C4BCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.