What color is #BCCDCB?

#BCCDCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCDCB?

The RGB value is 188, 205, 203: 188 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCDCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCCDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCDCB color

#BCCDCB rgb(188, 205, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCDCB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80.4% green and 79.6% blue (188, 205, 203).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#BCCDCB color codes

HEX	`#BCCDCB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 205, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, -6.12, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 6.2, 189.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.347, 58.665, 65.001)`
Decimal	`12373451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCDCB, 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 #BCCDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #BCCDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccdcb; }
.text { color: #bccdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 205 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccdcb, #bcc7cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCCDCB?: #BCCDCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCDCB?: The RGB value is 188, 205, 203: 188 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCDCB?: The complementary color is #CDBCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.