What color is #BCD5CF?

#BCD5CF 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 #BCD5CF?

The RGB value is 188, 213, 207: 188 red, 213 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD5CF?

The complementary color is #D5BCC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD5CF color

#BCD5CF rgb(188, 213, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD5CF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.5% green and 81.2% blue (188, 213, 207).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#BCD5CF color codes

HEX	`#BCD5CF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 213, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, -9.49, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 9.49, 179.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.793, 62.784, 68.198)`
Decimal	`12375503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD5CF, 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 #BCD5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #BCD5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd5cf; }
.text { color: #bcd5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 213 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd5cf, #bccfd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCD5CF?: #BCD5CF 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 #BCD5CF?: The RGB value is 188, 213, 207: 188 red, 213 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD5CF?: The complementary color is #D5BCC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.