What color is #BCC6BB?

#BCC6BB 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 #BCC6BB?

The RGB value is 188, 198, 187: 188 red, 198 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC6BB?

The complementary color is #C5BBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC6BB color

#BCC6BB rgb(188, 198, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC6BB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 77.6% green and 73.3% blue (188, 198, 187).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 9% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#BCC6BB color codes

HEX	`#BCC6BB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 198, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 77.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, -5.47, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 6.97, 141.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.901, 54.667, 54.927)`
Decimal	`12371643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC6BB, 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 #BCC6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #BCC6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc6bb; }
.text { color: #bcc6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 198 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc6bb, #bbc6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC6BB?: #BCC6BB 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 #BCC6BB?: The RGB value is 188, 198, 187: 188 red, 198 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC6BB?: The complementary color is #C5BBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.