What color is #BCD096?

#BCD096 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD096?

The RGB value is 188, 208, 150: 188 red, 208 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD096?

The complementary color is #AA96D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD096 color

#BCD096 rgb(188, 208, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD096 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 81.6% green and 58.8% blue (188, 208, 150).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#BCD096 color codes

HEX	`#BCD096`
RGB	`rgb(188, 208, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 81.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.74, -16.62, 26.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.74, 31.4, 121.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.799, 58.005, 37.473)`
Decimal	`12374166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD096, 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 #BCD096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #BCD096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd096; }
.text { color: #bcd096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 208 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd096, #9fd096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BCD096?: #BCD096 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD096?: The RGB value is 188, 208, 150: 188 red, 208 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD096?: The complementary color is #AA96D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.