What color is #BCD0B8?

#BCD0B8 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 #BCD0B8?

The RGB value is 188, 208, 184: 188 red, 208 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD0B8?

The complementary color is #CCB8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD0B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD0B8 color

#BCD0B8 rgb(188, 208, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD0B8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 81.6% green and 72.2% blue (188, 208, 184).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 20% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#BCD0B8 color codes

HEX	`#BCD0B8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 208, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 81.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.44, -11.19, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.44, 14.77, 139.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.945, 59.263, 54.04)`
Decimal	`12374200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD0B8, 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 #BCD0B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD0B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #BCD0B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd0b8; }
.text { color: #bcd0b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd0b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 208 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd0b8, #b8d0c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCD0B8?: #BCD0B8 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 #BCD0B8?: The RGB value is 188, 208, 184: 188 red, 208 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD0B8?: The complementary color is #CCB8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD0B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.