What color is #BCCBBB?

#BCCBBB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCBBB?

The RGB value is 188, 203, 187: 188 red, 203 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCBBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCCBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCBBB color

#BCCBBB rgb(188, 203, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.6% green and 73.3% blue (188, 203, 187).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#BCCBBB color codes

HEX	`#BCCBBB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 203, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, -8.08, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 10.2, 142.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.063, 56.991, 55.314)`
Decimal	`12372923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCBBB, 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 #BCCBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #BCCBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccbbb; }
.text { color: #bccbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 203 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccbbb, #bbcbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCCBBB?: #BCCBBB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCBBB?: The RGB value is 188, 203, 187: 188 red, 203 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCBBB?: The complementary color is #CABBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.