What color is #BCD9C2?

#BCD9C2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD9C2?

The RGB value is 188, 217, 194: 188 red, 217 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD9C2?

The complementary color is #D9BCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD9C2 color

#BCD9C2 rgb(188, 217, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCD9C2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.1% green and 76.1% blue (188, 217, 194).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#BCD9C2 color codes

HEX	`#BCD9C2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 217, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.08, -13.98, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.08, 16.16, 149.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.287, 64.211, 60.51)`
Decimal	`12376514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD9C2, 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 #BCD9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #BCD9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd9c2; }
.text { color: #bcd9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 217 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd9c2, #bcd9d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCD9C2?: #BCD9C2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD9C2?: The RGB value is 188, 217, 194: 188 red, 217 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD9C2?: The complementary color is #D9BCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.