What color is #BCCABB?

#BCCABB 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 #BCCABB?

The RGB value is 188, 202, 187: 188 red, 202 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCABB?

The complementary color is #C9BBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCABB color

#BCCABB rgb(188, 202, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.2% green and 73.3% blue (188, 202, 187).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#BCCABB color codes

HEX	`#BCCABB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 202, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, -7.56, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 9.56, 142.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.828, 56.52, 55.236)`
Decimal	`12372667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCABB, 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 #BCCABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #BCCABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccabb; }
.text { color: #bccabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 202 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccabb, #bbcac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCCABB?: #BCCABB 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 #BCCABB?: The RGB value is 188, 202, 187: 188 red, 202 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCABB?: The complementary color is #C9BBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.