What color is #BCD4B9?

#BCD4B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD4B9?

The RGB value is 188, 212, 185: 188 red, 212 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD4B9?

The complementary color is #D1B9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD4B9 color

#BCD4B9 rgb(188, 212, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD4B9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.1% green and 72.5% blue (188, 212, 185).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#BCD4B9 color codes

HEX	`#BCD4B9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 212, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.53, -13.05, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.53, 16.86, 140.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.038, 61.28, 54.924)`
Decimal	`12375225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD4B9, 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 #BCD4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #BCD4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd4b9; }
.text { color: #bcd4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 212 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd4b9, #b9d4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCD4B9?: #BCD4B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD4B9?: The RGB value is 188, 212, 185: 188 red, 212 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD4B9?: The complementary color is #D1B9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.