What color is #BCCCAA?

#BCCCAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCCAA?

The RGB value is 188, 204, 170: 188 red, 204 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCCAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCCCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCCAA color

#BCCCAA rgb(188, 204, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCCCAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80% green and 66.7% blue (188, 204, 170).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#BCCCAA color codes

HEX	`#BCCCAA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 204, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.06, -11.52, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.06, 19.02, 127.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.586, 56.779, 46.37)`
Decimal	`12373162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCCAA, 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 #BCCCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #BCCCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcccaa; }
.text { color: #bcccaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcccaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 204 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcccaa, #abccaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BCCCAA?: #BCCCAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCCAA?: The RGB value is 188, 204, 170: 188 red, 204 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCCAA?: The complementary color is #BAAACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.