What color is #BCC6BA?

#BCC6BA 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 #BCC6BA?

The RGB value is 188, 198, 186: 188 red, 198 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC6BA?

The complementary color is #C4BAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC6BA color

#BCC6BA rgb(188, 198, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC6BA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 77.6% green and 72.9% blue (188, 198, 186).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% 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 11.92:1).

#BCC6BA color codes

HEX	`#BCC6BA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 198, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 77.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.82, -5.65, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.82, 7.43, 139.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.794, 54.624, 54.365)`
Decimal	`12371642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC6BA, 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 #BCC6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #BCC6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc6ba; }
.text { color: #bcc6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 198 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc6ba, #bac6be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC6BA?: #BCC6BA 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 #BCC6BA?: The RGB value is 188, 198, 186: 188 red, 198 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC6BA?: The complementary color is #C4BAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.