What color is #BCCBAC?

#BCCBAC 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 #BCCBAC?

The RGB value is 188, 203, 172: 188 red, 203 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCBAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCCBAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCBAC color

#BCCBAC rgb(188, 203, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.6% green and 67.5% blue (188, 203, 172).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#BCCBAC color codes

HEX	`#BCCBAC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 203, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.83, -10.68, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.83, 17.42, 127.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.54, 56.382, 47.295)`
Decimal	`12372908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCBAC, 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 #BCCBAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCBAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #BCCBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccbac; }
.text { color: #bccbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 203 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccbac, #adcbac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BCCBAC?: #BCCBAC 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 #BCCBAC?: The RGB value is 188, 203, 172: 188 red, 203 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCBAC?: The complementary color is #BBACCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCBAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.