What color is #BCDAC0?

#BCDAC0 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 #BCDAC0?

The RGB value is 188, 218, 192: 188 red, 218 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDAC0?

The complementary color is #DABCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDAC0 color

#BCDAC0 rgb(188, 218, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDAC0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.5% green and 75.3% blue (188, 218, 192).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#BCDAC0 color codes

HEX	`#BCDAC0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 218, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, -14.85, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 17.62, 147.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.323, 64.639, 59.421)`
Decimal	`12376768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDAC0, 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 #BCDAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #BCDAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdac0; }
.text { color: #bcdac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 218 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdac0, #bcdacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCDAC0?: #BCDAC0 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 #BCDAC0?: The RGB value is 188, 218, 192: 188 red, 218 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDAC0?: The complementary color is #DABCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.