What color is #BCCCB6?

#BCCCB6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCCB6?

The RGB value is 188, 204, 182: 188 red, 204 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCCB6?

The complementary color is #C6B6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCCB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCCB6 color

#BCCCB6 rgb(188, 204, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCCCB6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80% green and 71.4% blue (188, 204, 182).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#BCCCB6 color codes

HEX	`#BCCCB6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 204, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.32, -9.48, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.32, 13.16, 136.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.774, 57.254, 52.623)`
Decimal	`12373174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCCB6, 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 #BCCCB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCCB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #BCCCB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcccb6; }
.text { color: #bcccb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcccb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 204 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcccb6, #b6ccbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCCCB6?: #BCCCB6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCCB6?: The RGB value is 188, 204, 182: 188 red, 204 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCCB6?: The complementary color is #C6B6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCCB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.