What color is #BCDACF?

#BCDACF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDACF?

The RGB value is 188, 218, 207: 188 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDACF?

The complementary color is #DABCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDACF color

#BCDACF rgb(188, 218, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.5% green and 81.2% blue (188, 218, 207).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#BCDACF color codes

HEX	`#BCDACF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 218, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.66, -12.05, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.66, 12.23, 170.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.07, 65.338, 68.624)`
Decimal	`12376783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDACF, 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 #BCDACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #BCDACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdacf; }
.text { color: #bcdacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 218 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdacf, #bcd6da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCDACF?: #BCDACF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDACF?: The RGB value is 188, 218, 207: 188 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDACF?: The complementary color is #DABCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.