What color is #BCE778?

#BCE778 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pisco Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE778?

The RGB value is 188, 231, 120: 188 red, 231 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE778?

The complementary color is #A378E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE778 color

#BCE778 rgb(188, 231, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE778 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 90.6% green and 47.1% blue (188, 231, 120).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 70% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pisco Sour (#BEEB71), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#BCE778 color codes

HEX	`#BCE778`
RGB	`rgb(188, 231, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 90.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 70%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 48%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.6, -31.47, 49.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.6, 58.4, 122.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.705, 69.199, 28.346)`
Decimal	`12380024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE778, 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 #BCE778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #BCE778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce778; }
.text { color: #bce778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 231 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce778, #85e778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

Questions

What color is #BCE778?: #BCE778 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pisco Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE778?: The RGB value is 188, 231, 120: 188 red, 231 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE778?: The complementary color is #A378E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.