What color is #BCC6AE?

#BCC6AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC6AE?

The RGB value is 188, 198, 174: 188 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC6AE?

The complementary color is #B8AEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC6AE color

#BCC6AE rgb(188, 198, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCC6AE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 77.6% green and 68.2% blue (188, 198, 174).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#BCC6AE color codes

HEX	`#BCC6AE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 198, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 77.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.54, -7.76, 10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.54, 13.35, 125.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.572, 54.135, 47.926)`
Decimal	`12371630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC6AE, 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 #BCC6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #BCC6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc6ae; }
.text { color: #bcc6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 198 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc6ae, #b0c6ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCC6AE?: #BCC6AE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC6AE?: The RGB value is 188, 198, 174: 188 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC6AE?: The complementary color is #B8AEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.