What color is #BCD493?

#BCD493 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD493?

The RGB value is 188, 212, 147: 188 red, 212 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD493?

The complementary color is #AB93D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD493 color

#BCD493 rgb(188, 212, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD493 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.1% green and 57.6% blue (188, 212, 147).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 43% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#BCD493 color codes

HEX	`#BCD493`
RGB	`rgb(188, 212, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 43%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 31%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.78, -19.04, 29.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.78, 35.18, 122.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.548, 59.885, 36.547)`
Decimal	`12375187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD493, 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 #BCD493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #BCD493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd493; }
.text { color: #bcd493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 212 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd493, #9bd493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BCD493?: #BCD493 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD493?: The RGB value is 188, 212, 147: 188 red, 212 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD493?: The complementary color is #AB93D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.