What color is #BCDBD7?

#BCDBD7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDBD7?

The RGB value is 188, 219, 215: 188 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDBD7?

The complementary color is #DBBCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDBD7 color

#BCDBD7 rgb(188, 219, 215)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BCDBD7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.9% green and 84.3% blue (188, 219, 215).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#BCDBD7 color codes

HEX	`#BCDBD7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 219, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.13, -10.99, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.13, 11.09, 187.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.333, 66.259, 73.993)`
Decimal	`12377047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDBD7, 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 #BCDBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #BCDBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdbd7; }
.text { color: #bcdbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 219 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdbd7, #bcd0db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCDBD7?: #BCDBD7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDBD7?: The RGB value is 188, 219, 215: 188 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDBD7?: The complementary color is #DBBCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.