What color is #BCE6D6?

#BCE6D6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE6D6?

The RGB value is 188, 230, 214: 188 red, 230 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE6D6?

The complementary color is #E6BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE6D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE6D6 color

#BCE6D6 rgb(188, 230, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE6D6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 90.2% green and 83.9% blue (188, 230, 214).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#BCE6D6 color codes

HEX	`#BCE6D6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 230, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 90.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.04, -16.74, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.04, 17.06, 168.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.17, 72.138, 74.306)`
Decimal	`12379862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE6D6, 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 #BCE6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE6D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #BCE6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce6d6; }
.text { color: #bce6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 230 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce6d6, #bce1e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BCE6D6?: #BCE6D6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE6D6?: The RGB value is 188, 230, 214: 188 red, 230 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE6D6?: The complementary color is #E6BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE6D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.