What color is #BCD8BA?

#BCD8BA 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 #BCD8BA?

The RGB value is 188, 216, 186: 188 red, 216 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD8BA?

The complementary color is #D6BAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD8BA color

#BCD8BA rgb(188, 216, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD8BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 84.7% green and 72.9% blue (188, 216, 186).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#BCD8BA color codes

HEX	`#BCD8BA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 216, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 84.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.62, -14.9, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.62, 18.95, 141.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.156, 63.347, 55.819)`
Decimal	`12376250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD8BA, 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 #BCD8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #BCD8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd8ba; }
.text { color: #bcd8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 216 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd8ba, #bad8c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCD8BA?: #BCD8BA 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 #BCD8BA?: The RGB value is 188, 216, 186: 188 red, 216 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD8BA?: The complementary color is #D6BAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.