What color is #BCE4B9?

#BCE4B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE4B9?

The RGB value is 188, 228, 185: 188 red, 228 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE4B9?

The complementary color is #E1B9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE4B9 color

#BCE4B9 rgb(188, 228, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE4B9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 89.4% green and 72.5% blue (188, 228, 185).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 44% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#BCE4B9 color codes

HEX	`#BCE4B9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 228, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 89.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 44%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.84, -21.04, 16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.84, 26.9, 141.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.237, 69.68, 56.323)`
Decimal	`12379321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE4B9, 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 #BCE4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #BCE4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce4b9; }
.text { color: #bce4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 228 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce4b9, #b9e4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BCE4B9?: #BCE4B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE4B9?: The RGB value is 188, 228, 185: 188 red, 228 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE4B9?: The complementary color is #E1B9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.