What color is #BCD2AC?

#BCD2AC 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 #BCD2AC?

The RGB value is 188, 210, 172: 188 red, 210 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD2AC?

The complementary color is #C2ACD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD2AC color

#BCD2AC rgb(188, 210, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD2AC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 82.4% green and 67.5% blue (188, 210, 172).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#BCD2AC color codes

HEX	`#BCD2AC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 210, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 82.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.71, -14.25, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.71, 21.72, 130.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.231, 59.763, 47.858)`
Decimal	`12374700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD2AC, 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 #BCD2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #BCD2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd2ac; }
.text { color: #bcd2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 210 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd2ac, #acd2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCD2AC?: #BCD2AC 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 #BCD2AC?: The RGB value is 188, 210, 172: 188 red, 210 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD2AC?: The complementary color is #C2ACD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.