What color is #BCD4C9?

#BCD4C9 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 #BCD4C9?

The RGB value is 188, 212, 201: 188 red, 212 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD4C9?

The complementary color is #D4BCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD4C9 color

#BCD4C9 rgb(188, 212, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD4C9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.1% green and 78.8% blue (188, 212, 201).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#BCD4C9 color codes

HEX	`#BCD4C9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 212, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.91, -10.13, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.91, 10.49, 164.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.823, 61.994, 64.325)`
Decimal	`12375241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD4C9, 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 #BCD4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #BCD4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd4c9; }
.text { color: #bcd4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 212 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd4c9, #bcd3d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCD4C9?: #BCD4C9 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 #BCD4C9?: The RGB value is 188, 212, 201: 188 red, 212 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD4C9?: The complementary color is #D4BCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.