What color is #BCE8D8?

#BCE8D8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE8D8?

The RGB value is 188, 232, 216: 188 red, 232 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE8D8?

The complementary color is #E8BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE8D8 color

#BCE8D8 rgb(188, 232, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCE8D8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 91% green and 84.7% blue (188, 232, 216).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Breeze (#BEEDDC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#BCE8D8 color codes

HEX	`#BCE8D8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 232, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 91%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.62, -17.34, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.62, 17.62, 169.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.987, 73.361, 75.846)`
Decimal	`12380376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE8D8, 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 #BCE8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #BCE8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce8d8; }
.text { color: #bce8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 232 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce8d8, #bce2e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BCE8D8?: #BCE8D8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Fresh Breeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE8D8?: The RGB value is 188, 232, 216: 188 red, 232 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE8D8?: The complementary color is #E8BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.