What color is #BCCBC2?

#BCCBC2 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 #BCCBC2?

The RGB value is 188, 203, 194: 188 red, 203 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCBC2?

The complementary color is #CBBCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCBC2 color

#BCCBC2 rgb(188, 203, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCBC2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.6% green and 76.1% blue (188, 203, 194).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#BCCBC2 color codes

HEX	`#BCCBC2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 203, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.35, -6.79, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.35, 7.32, 158.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.831, 57.298, 59.357)`
Decimal	`12372930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCBC2, 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 #BCCBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #BCCBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccbc2; }
.text { color: #bccbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 203 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccbc2, #bccbca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCCBC2?: #BCCBC2 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 #BCCBC2?: The RGB value is 188, 203, 194: 188 red, 203 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCBC2?: The complementary color is #CBBCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.