What color is #BCDBB9?

#BCDBB9 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 #BCDBB9?

The RGB value is 188, 219, 185: 188 red, 219 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDBB9?

The complementary color is #D8B9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDBB9 color

#BCDBB9 rgb(188, 219, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDBB9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.9% green and 72.5% blue (188, 219, 185).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 32% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#BCDBB9 color codes

HEX	`#BCDBB9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 219, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 32%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.41, -16.58, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.41, 21.28, 141.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.826, 64.856, 55.52)`
Decimal	`12377017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDBB9, 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 #BCDBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #BCDBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdbb9; }
.text { color: #bcdbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 219 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdbb9, #b9dbc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCDBB9?: #BCDBB9 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 #BCDBB9?: The RGB value is 188, 219, 185: 188 red, 219 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDBB9?: The complementary color is #D8B9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.