What color is #BCD0C9?

#BCD0C9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD0C9?

The RGB value is 188, 208, 201: 188 red, 208 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD0C9?

The complementary color is #D0BCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD0C9 color

#BCD0C9 rgb(188, 208, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD0C9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 81.6% green and 78.8% blue (188, 208, 201).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#BCD0C9 color codes

HEX	`#BCD0C9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 208, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 81.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.85, -8.07, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.85, 8.15, 171.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.835, 60.019, 63.996)`
Decimal	`12374217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD0C9, 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 #BCD0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #BCD0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd0c9; }
.text { color: #bcd0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 208 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd0c9, #bccdd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCD0C9?: #BCD0C9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD0C9?: The RGB value is 188, 208, 201: 188 red, 208 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD0C9?: The complementary color is #D0BCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.