What color is #BCDBBB?

#BCDBBB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDBBB?

The RGB value is 188, 219, 187: 188 red, 219 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDBBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCDBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDBBB color

#BCDBBB rgb(188, 219, 187)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.9% green and 73.3% blue (188, 219, 187).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Mint (#C0E2C5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#BCDBBB color codes

HEX	`#BCDBBB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 219, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.45, -16.24, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.45, 20.4, 142.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.038, 64.941, 56.639)`
Decimal	`12377019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDBBB, 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 #BCDBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #BCDBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdbbb; }
.text { color: #bcdbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 219 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdbbb, #bbdbca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCDBBB?: #BCDBBB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDBBB?: The RGB value is 188, 219, 187: 188 red, 219 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDBBB?: The complementary color is #DABBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.