What color is #BCD8C8?

#BCD8C8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD8C8?

The RGB value is 188, 216, 200: 188 red, 216 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD8C8?

The complementary color is #D8BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD8C8 color

#BCD8C8 rgb(188, 216, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD8C8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 84.7% green and 78.4% blue (188, 216, 200).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#BCD8C8 color codes

HEX	`#BCD8C8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 216, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 84.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.95, -12.36, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.95, 13.25, 158.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.718, 63.972, 64.045)`
Decimal	`12376264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD8C8, 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 #BCD8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #BCD8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd8c8; }
.text { color: #bcd8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 216 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd8c8, #bcd8d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCD8C8?: #BCD8C8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD8C8?: The RGB value is 188, 216, 200: 188 red, 216 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD8C8?: The complementary color is #D8BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.