What color is #BCDDD4?

#BCDDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDDD4?

The RGB value is 188, 221, 212: 188 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDDD4?

The complementary color is #DDBCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDDD4 color

#BCDDD4 rgb(188, 221, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCDDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 86.7% green and 83.1% blue (188, 221, 212).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#BCDDD4 color codes

HEX	`#BCDDD4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 221, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 86.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.58, -12.6, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.58, 12.63, 176.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.476, 67.156, 72.156)`
Decimal	`12377556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDDD4, 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 #BCDDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #BCDDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcddd4; }
.text { color: #bcddd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcddd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 221 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcddd4, #bcd6dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCDDD4?: #BCDDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDDD4?: The RGB value is 188, 221, 212: 188 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDDD4?: The complementary color is #DDBCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.