What color is #BCDAC6?

#BCDAC6 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 #BCDAC6?

The RGB value is 188, 218, 198: 188 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDAC6?

The complementary color is #DABCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDAC6 color

#BCDAC6 rgb(188, 218, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDAC6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.5% green and 77.6% blue (188, 218, 198).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#BCDAC6 color codes

HEX	`#BCDAC6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 218, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.44, -13.75, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.44, 15.22, 154.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.001, 64.91, 62.994)`
Decimal	`12376774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDAC6, 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 #BCDAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #BCDAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdac6; }
.text { color: #bcdac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 218 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdac6, #bcdad5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCDAC6?: #BCDAC6 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 #BCDAC6?: The RGB value is 188, 218, 198: 188 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDAC6?: The complementary color is #DABCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.