What color is #BCD7D1?

#BCD7D1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD7D1?

The RGB value is 188, 215, 209: 188 red, 215 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD7D1?

The complementary color is #D7BCC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD7D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD7D1 color

#BCD7D1 rgb(188, 215, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD7D1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 84.3% green and 82% blue (188, 215, 209).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#BCD7D1 color codes

HEX	`#BCD7D1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 215, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 84.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.91, -10.13, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.91, 10.13, 180.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.545, 63.895, 69.663)`
Decimal	`12376017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD7D1, 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 #BCD7D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD7D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #BCD7D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd7d1; }
.text { color: #bcd7d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd7d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 215 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd7d1, #bcd0d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCD7D1?: #BCD7D1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD7D1?: The RGB value is 188, 215, 209: 188 red, 215 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD7D1?: The complementary color is #D7BCC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD7D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.