What color is #BCE1BF?

#BCE1BF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE1BF?

The RGB value is 188, 225, 191: 188 red, 225 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE1BF?

The complementary color is #E1BCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE1BF color

#BCE1BF rgb(188, 225, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE1BF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 88.2% green and 74.9% blue (188, 225, 191).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 38% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#BCE1BF color codes

HEX	`#BCE1BF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 225, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 88.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 38%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.16, -18.52, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.16, 22.44, 145.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.066, 68.302, 59.457)`
Decimal	`12378559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE1BF, 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 #BCE1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #BCE1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce1bf; }
.text { color: #bce1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 225 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce1bf, #bce1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCE1BF?: #BCE1BF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE1BF?: The RGB value is 188, 225, 191: 188 red, 225 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE1BF?: The complementary color is #E1BCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.