What color is #BCC7C1?

#BCC7C1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC7C1?

The RGB value is 188, 199, 193: 188 red, 199 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC7C1?

The complementary color is #C7BCC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC7C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC7C1 color

#BCC7C1 rgb(188, 199, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC7C1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78% green and 75.7% blue (188, 199, 193).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 9% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#BCC7C1 color codes

HEX	`#BCC7C1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 199, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 9%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.26, -4.89, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.26, 5.18, 160.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.786, 55.388, 58.457)`
Decimal	`12371905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC7C1, 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 #BCC7C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC7C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #BCC7C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc7c1; }
.text { color: #bcc7c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc7c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 199 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc7c1, #bcc7c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC7C1?: #BCC7C1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC7C1?: The RGB value is 188, 199, 193: 188 red, 199 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC7C1?: The complementary color is #C7BCC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC7C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.