What color is #BCC7AC?

#BCC7AC 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 #BCC7AC?

The RGB value is 188, 199, 172: 188 red, 199 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC7AC?

The complementary color is #B7ACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC7AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC7AC color

#BCC7AC rgb(188, 199, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCC7AC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78% green and 67.5% blue (188, 199, 172).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#BCC7AC color codes

HEX	`#BCC7AC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 199, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.76, -8.61, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.76, 14.97, 125.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.608, 54.517, 46.984)`
Decimal	`12371884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC7AC, 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 #BCC7AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC7AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #BCC7AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc7ac; }
.text { color: #bcc7ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc7ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 199 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc7ac, #afc7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCC7AC?: #BCC7AC 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 #BCC7AC?: The RGB value is 188, 199, 172: 188 red, 199 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC7AC?: The complementary color is #B7ACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC7AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.