What color is #BCD5AF?

#BCD5AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD5AF?

The RGB value is 188, 213, 175: 188 red, 213 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD5AF?

The complementary color is #C8AFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD5AF color

#BCD5AF rgb(188, 213, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD5AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.5% green and 68.6% blue (188, 213, 175).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#BCD5AF color codes

HEX	`#BCD5AF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 213, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.58, -15.27, 16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.58, 22.14, 133.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.27, 61.374, 49.642)`
Decimal	`12375471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD5AF, 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 #BCD5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #BCD5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd5af; }
.text { color: #bcd5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 213 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd5af, #afd5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCD5AF?: #BCD5AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD5AF?: The RGB value is 188, 213, 175: 188 red, 213 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD5AF?: The complementary color is #C8AFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.