What color is #BCD4D0?

#BCD4D0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD4D0?

The RGB value is 188, 212, 208: 188 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD4D0?

The complementary color is #D4BCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD4D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD4D0 color

#BCD4D0 rgb(188, 212, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD4D0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.1% green and 81.6% blue (188, 212, 208).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#BCD4D0 color codes

HEX	`#BCD4D0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 212, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.09, -8.78, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.09, 8.81, 184.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.665, 62.331, 68.761)`
Decimal	`12375248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD4D0, 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 #BCD4D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD4D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #BCD4D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd4d0; }
.text { color: #bcd4d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd4d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 212 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd4d0, #bcccd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCD4D0?: #BCD4D0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD4D0?: The RGB value is 188, 212, 208: 188 red, 212 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD4D0?: The complementary color is #D4BCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD4D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.