What color is #BCD2C6?

#BCD2C6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD2C6?

The RGB value is 188, 210, 198: 188 red, 210 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD2C6?

The complementary color is #D2BCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD2C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD2C6 color

#BCD2C6 rgb(188, 210, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD2C6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 82.4% green and 77.6% blue (188, 210, 198).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#BCD2C6 color codes

HEX	`#BCD2C6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 210, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 82.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.3, -9.67, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.3, 10.26, 160.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.976, 60.861, 62.319)`
Decimal	`12374726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD2C6, 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 #BCD2C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD2C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #BCD2C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd2c6; }
.text { color: #bcd2c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd2c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 210 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd2c6, #bcd2d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCD2C6?: #BCD2C6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD2C6?: The RGB value is 188, 210, 198: 188 red, 210 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD2C6?: The complementary color is #D2BCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD2C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.