What color is #BCD9D6?

#BCD9D6 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 #BCD9D6?

The RGB value is 188, 217, 214: 188 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD9D6?

The complementary color is #D9BCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD9D6 color

#BCD9D6 rgb(188, 217, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCD9D6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.1% green and 83.9% blue (188, 217, 214).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#BCD9D6 color codes

HEX	`#BCD9D6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 217, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.57, -10.17, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.57, 10.32, 189.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.686, 65.171, 73.145)`
Decimal	`12376534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD9D6, 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 #BCD9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #BCD9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd9d6; }
.text { color: #bcd9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 217 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd9d6, #bccdd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCD9D6?: #BCD9D6 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 #BCD9D6?: The RGB value is 188, 217, 214: 188 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD9D6?: The complementary color is #D9BCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.