What color is #BCDCB7?

#BCDCB7 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 #BCDCB7?

The RGB value is 188, 220, 183: 188 red, 220 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDCB7?

The complementary color is #D7B7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDCB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDCB7 color

#BCDCB7 rgb(188, 220, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDCB7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 86.3% green and 71.8% blue (188, 220, 183).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#BCDCB7 color codes

HEX	`#BCDCB7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 220, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 86.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.64, -17.43, 14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.64, 22.81, 139.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.878, 65.296, 54.503)`
Decimal	`12377271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDCB7, 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 #BCDCB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDCB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #BCDCB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdcb7; }
.text { color: #bcdcb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdcb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 220 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdcb7, #b7dcc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCDCB7?: #BCDCB7 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 #BCDCB7?: The RGB value is 188, 220, 183: 188 red, 220 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDCB7?: The complementary color is #D7B7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDCB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.