What color is #BCCAC5?

#BCCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCAC5?

The RGB value is 188, 202, 197: 188 red, 202 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCAC5?

The complementary color is #CABCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCAC5 color

#BCCAC5 rgb(188, 202, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.2% green and 77.3% blue (188, 202, 197).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#BCCAC5 color codes

HEX	`#BCCAC5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 202, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, -5.71, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 5.77, 171.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.936, 56.963, 61.071)`
Decimal	`12372677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCAC5, 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 #BCCAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #BCCAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccac5; }
.text { color: #bccac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 202 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccac5, #bcc8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCCAC5?: #BCCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCAC5?: The RGB value is 188, 202, 197: 188 red, 202 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCAC5?: The complementary color is #CABCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.