What color is #BCDC76?

#BCDC76 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Glow Worm. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDC76?

The RGB value is 188, 220, 118: 188 red, 220 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDC76?

The complementary color is #9676DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDC76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDC76 color

#BCDC76 rgb(188, 220, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDC76 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 86.3% green and 46.3% blue (188, 220, 118).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 59% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Glow Worm (#BED565), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#BCDC76 color codes

HEX	`#BCDC76`
RGB	`rgb(188, 220, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 86.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 59%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 46%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 46%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, -26.5, 46.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 53.44, 119.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.602, 63.186, 26.719)`
Decimal	`12377206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDC76, 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 #BCDC76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDC76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #BCDC76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdc76; }
.text { color: #bcdc76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdc76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 220 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdc76, #89dc76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #BCDC76?: #BCDC76 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Glow Worm. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDC76?: The RGB value is 188, 220, 118: 188 red, 220 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDC76?: The complementary color is #9676DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDC76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.