What color is #BCF4F1?

#BCF4F1 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Glacial Drift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCF4F1?

The RGB value is 188, 244, 241: 188 red, 244 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCF4F1?

The complementary color is #F4BCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCF4F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCF4F1 color

#BCF4F1 rgb(188, 244, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BCF4F1 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 95.7% green and 94.5% blue (188, 244, 241).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 72% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Glacial Drift (#C3FBF4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#BCF4F1 color codes

HEX	`#BCF4F1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 244, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 95.7%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 72%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.46, -18.21, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.46, 18.72, 193.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.962, 81.741, 95.346)`
Decimal	`12383473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCF4F1, 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 #BCF4F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCF4F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #BCF4F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcf4f1; }
.text { color: #bcf4f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcf4f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 244 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcf4f1, #bcdbf4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BCF4F1?: #BCF4F1 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Glacial Drift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCF4F1?: The RGB value is 188, 244, 241: 188 red, 244 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCF4F1?: The complementary color is #F4BCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCF4F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.