What color is #BCC8A9?

#BCC8A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC8A9?

The RGB value is 188, 200, 169: 188 red, 200 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC8A9?

The complementary color is #B5A9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC8A9 color

#BCC8A9 rgb(188, 200, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCC8A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78.4% green and 66.3% blue (188, 200, 169).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#BCC8A9 color codes

HEX	`#BCC8A9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 200, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.96, -9.63, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.96, 17.1, 124.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.554, 54.864, 45.56)`
Decimal	`12372137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC8A9, 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 #BCC8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #BCC8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc8a9; }
.text { color: #bcc8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 200 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc8a9, #acc8a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BCC8A9?: #BCC8A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC8A9?: The RGB value is 188, 200, 169: 188 red, 200 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC8A9?: The complementary color is #B5A9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.