What color is #BCDBB4?

#BCDBB4 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 #BCDBB4?

The RGB value is 188, 219, 180: 188 red, 219 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDBB4?

The complementary color is #D3B4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDBB4?

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.

#BCDBB4 color

#BCDBB4 rgb(188, 219, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDBB4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.9% green and 70.6% blue (188, 219, 180).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black.

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

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

#BCDBB4 color codes

HEX	`#BCDBB4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 219, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 35%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, -17.44, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 23.54, 137.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.307, 64.649, 52.788)`
Decimal	`12377012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDBB4, 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 #BCDBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDBB4 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 #BCDBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdbb4; }
.text { color: #bcdbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 219 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdbb4, #b4dbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCDBB4?: #BCDBB4 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 #BCDBB4?: The RGB value is 188, 219, 180: 188 red, 219 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDBB4?: The complementary color is #D3B4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDBB4?: 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.