What color is #BCDECC?

#BCDECC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDECC?

The RGB value is 188, 222, 204: 188 red, 222 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDECC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCDECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDECC color

#BCDECC rgb(188, 222, 204)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 87.1% green and 80% blue (188, 222, 204).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 34% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#BCDECC color codes

HEX	`#BCDECC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 222, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 87.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 34%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.65, -14.65, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.65, 15.51, 160.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.757, 67.292, 67.061)`
Decimal	`12377804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDECC, 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 #BCDECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #BCDECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdecc; }
.text { color: #bcdecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 222 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdecc, #bcdedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCDECC?: #BCDECC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDECC?: The RGB value is 188, 222, 204: 188 red, 222 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDECC?: The complementary color is #DEBCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.