What color is #BCDAB7?

#BCDAB7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDAB7?

The RGB value is 188, 218, 183: 188 red, 218 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDAB7?

The complementary color is #D5B7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDAB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDAB7 color

#BCDAB7 rgb(188, 218, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDAB7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.5% green and 71.8% blue (188, 218, 183).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 32% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#BCDAB7 color codes

HEX	`#BCDAB7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 218, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 32%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.1, -16.43, 13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.1, 21.55, 139.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.356, 64.252, 54.329)`
Decimal	`12376759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDAB7, 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 #BCDAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDAB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #BCDAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdab7; }
.text { color: #bcdab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 218 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdab7, #b7dac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCDAB7?: #BCDAB7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDAB7?: The RGB value is 188, 218, 183: 188 red, 218 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDAB7?: The complementary color is #D5B7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDAB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.