What color is #BCF9ED?

#BCF9ED is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCF9ED?

The RGB value is 188, 249, 237: 188 red, 249 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCF9ED?

The complementary color is #F9BCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCF9ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCF9ED color

#BCF9ED rgb(188, 249, 237)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BCF9ED is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 97.6% green and 92.9% blue (188, 249, 237).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 84% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#BCF9ED color codes

HEX	`#BCF9ED`
RGB	`rgb(188, 249, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 97.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 84%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.69, -21.49, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.69, 21.5, 181.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.896, 84.554, 92.742)`
Decimal	`12384749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCF9ED, 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 #BCF9ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCF9ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #BCF9ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcf9ed; }
.text { color: #bcf9ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcf9ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 249 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcf9ed, #bce7f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BCF9ED?: #BCF9ED is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCF9ED?: The RGB value is 188, 249, 237: 188 red, 249 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCF9ED?: The complementary color is #F9BCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCF9ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.