What color is #BCE0D6?

#BCE0D6 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 #BCE0D6?

The RGB value is 188, 224, 214: 188 red, 224 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE0D6?

The complementary color is #E0BCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE0D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE0D6 color

#BCE0D6 rgb(188, 224, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE0D6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 87.8% green and 83.9% blue (188, 224, 214).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#BCE0D6 color codes

HEX	`#BCE0D6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 224, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 87.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.43, -13.73, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.43, 13.76, 176.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.529, 68.856, 73.759)`
Decimal	`12378326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE0D6, 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 #BCE0D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE0D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #BCE0D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce0d6; }
.text { color: #bce0d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce0d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 224 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce0d6, #bcd8e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCE0D6?: #BCE0D6 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 #BCE0D6?: The RGB value is 188, 224, 214: 188 red, 224 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE0D6?: The complementary color is #E0BCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE0D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.