What color is #BCC8AB?

#BCC8AB 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 #BCC8AB?

The RGB value is 188, 200, 171: 188 red, 200 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC8AB?

The complementary color is #B7ABC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC8AB color

#BCC8AB rgb(188, 200, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCC8AB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78.4% green and 67.1% blue (188, 200, 171).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#BCC8AB color codes

HEX	`#BCC8AB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 200, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.01, -9.3, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.01, 16.09, 125.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.743, 54.94, 46.557)`
Decimal	`12372139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC8AB, 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 #BCC8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #BCC8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc8ab; }
.text { color: #bcc8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 200 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc8ab, #adc8ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCC8AB?: #BCC8AB 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 #BCC8AB?: The RGB value is 188, 200, 171: 188 red, 200 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC8AB?: The complementary color is #B7ABC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.