What color is #BCCBBE?

#BCCBBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCBBE?

The RGB value is 188, 203, 190: 188 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCBBE?

The complementary color is #CBBCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCBBE color

#BCCBBE rgb(188, 203, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.6% green and 74.5% blue (188, 203, 190).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#BCCBBE color codes

HEX	`#BCCBBE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 203, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.25, -7.53, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.25, 8.9, 147.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.387, 57.12, 57.023)`
Decimal	`12372926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCBBE, 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 #BCCBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #BCCBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccbbe; }
.text { color: #bccbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 203 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccbbe, #bccbc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCCBBE?: #BCCBBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCBBE?: The RGB value is 188, 203, 190: 188 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCBBE?: The complementary color is #CBBCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.