What color is #BCCEC6?

#BCCEC6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCEC6?

The RGB value is 188, 206, 198: 188 red, 206 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCEC6?

The complementary color is #CEBCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCEC6 color

#BCCEC6 rgb(188, 206, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCCEC6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80.8% green and 77.6% blue (188, 206, 198).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#BCCEC6 color codes

HEX	`#BCCEC6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 206, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.24, -7.6, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.24, 7.83, 166.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.001, 58.911, 61.994)`
Decimal	`12373702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCEC6, 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 #BCCEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #BCCEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccec6; }
.text { color: #bccec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 206 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccec6, #bccdce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCCEC6?: #BCCEC6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCEC6?: The RGB value is 188, 206, 198: 188 red, 206 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCEC6?: The complementary color is #CEBCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.