What color is #BCE2C5?

#BCE2C5 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 #BCE2C5?

The RGB value is 188, 226, 197: 188 red, 226 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE2C5?

The complementary color is #E2BCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE2C5 color

#BCE2C5 rgb(188, 226, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE2C5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 88.6% green and 77.3% blue (188, 226, 197).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 40% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#BCE2C5 color codes

HEX	`#BCE2C5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 226, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 88.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 40%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.56, -17.95, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.56, 20.59, 150.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.011, 69.114, 63.096)`
Decimal	`12378821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE2C5, 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 #BCE2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #BCE2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce2c5; }
.text { color: #bce2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 226 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce2c5, #bce2d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCE2C5?: #BCE2C5 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 #BCE2C5?: The RGB value is 188, 226, 197: 188 red, 226 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE2C5?: The complementary color is #E2BCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.