What color is #BCC5AF?

#BCC5AF 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 #BCC5AF?

The RGB value is 188, 197, 175: 188 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC5AF?

The complementary color is #B8AFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC5AF color

#BCC5AF rgb(188, 197, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC5AF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 77.3% green and 68.6% blue (188, 197, 175).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#BCC5AF color codes

HEX	`#BCC5AF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 197, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 77.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.3, -7.06, 9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.3, 12.23, 125.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.442, 53.719, 48.366)`
Decimal	`12371375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC5AF, 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 #BCC5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #BCC5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc5af; }
.text { color: #bcc5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 197 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc5af, #b1c5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCC5AF?: #BCC5AF 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 #BCC5AF?: The RGB value is 188, 197, 175: 188 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC5AF?: The complementary color is #B8AFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.