What color is #BCE8C4?

#BCE8C4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE8C4?

The RGB value is 188, 232, 196: 188 red, 232 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE8C4?

The complementary color is #E8BCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE8C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE8C4 color

#BCE8C4 rgb(188, 232, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE8C4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 91% green and 76.9% blue (188, 232, 196).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#BCE8C4 color codes

HEX	`#BCE8C4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 232, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 91%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.16, -21.09, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.16, 24.71, 148.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.557, 72.389, 63.048)`
Decimal	`12380356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE8C4, 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 #BCE8C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE8C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #BCE8C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce8c4; }
.text { color: #bce8c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce8c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 232 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce8c4, #bce8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BCE8C4?: #BCE8C4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE8C4?: The RGB value is 188, 232, 196: 188 red, 232 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE8C4?: The complementary color is #E8BCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE8C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.