What color is #BCE1CC?

#BCE1CC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE1CC?

The RGB value is 188, 225, 204: 188 red, 225 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE1CC?

The complementary color is #E1BCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE1CC color

#BCE1CC rgb(188, 225, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE1CC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 88.2% green and 80% blue (188, 225, 204).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 38% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#BCE1CC color codes

HEX	`#BCE1CC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 225, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 88.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 38%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.45, -16.15, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.45, 17.32, 158.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.561, 68.9, 67.329)`
Decimal	`12378572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE1CC, 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 #BCE1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #BCE1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce1cc; }
.text { color: #bce1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 225 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce1cc, #bce1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCE1CC?: #BCE1CC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE1CC?: The RGB value is 188, 225, 204: 188 red, 225 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE1CC?: The complementary color is #E1BCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.