What color is #BCD0AE?

#BCD0AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD0AE?

The RGB value is 188, 208, 174: 188 red, 208 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD0AE?

The complementary color is #C2AED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD0AE color

#BCD0AE rgb(188, 208, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD0AE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 81.6% green and 68.2% blue (188, 208, 174).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#BCD0AE color codes

HEX	`#BCD0AE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 208, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 81.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.21, -12.9, 14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.21, 19.52, 131.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.934, 58.859, 48.714)`
Decimal	`12374190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD0AE, 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 #BCD0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #BCD0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd0ae; }
.text { color: #bcd0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 208 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd0ae, #aed0b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCD0AE?: #BCD0AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD0AE?: The RGB value is 188, 208, 174: 188 red, 208 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD0AE?: The complementary color is #C2AED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.