What color is #BCE7DB?

#BCE7DB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE7DB?

The RGB value is 188, 231, 219: 188 red, 231 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE7DB?

The complementary color is #E7BCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE7DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE7DB color

#BCE7DB rgb(188, 231, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE7DB is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 90.6% green and 85.9% blue (188, 231, 219).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 47% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bay (#B3E2D3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#BCE7DB color codes

HEX	`#BCE7DB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 231, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 90.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 47%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.43, -16.26, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.43, 16.3, 175.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.098, 72.956, 77.814)`
Decimal	`12380123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE7DB, 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 #BCE7DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE7DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #BCE7DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce7db; }
.text { color: #bce7db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce7db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 231 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce7db, #bcdee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BCE7DB?: #BCE7DB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE7DB?: The RGB value is 188, 231, 219: 188 red, 231 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE7DB?: The complementary color is #E7BCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE7DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.