What color is #BCFCE3?

#BCFCE3 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCFCE3?

The RGB value is 188, 252, 227: 188 red, 252 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCFCE3?

The complementary color is #FCBCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCFCE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCFCE3 color

#BCFCE3 rgb(188, 252, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #BCFCE3 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 98.8% green and 89% blue (188, 252, 227).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 91% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#BCFCE3 color codes

HEX	`#BCFCE3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 252, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 98.8%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 91%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 25%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.25, -24.96, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.25, 25.56, 167.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.41, 85.855, 85.573)`
Decimal	`12385507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCFCE3, 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 #BCFCE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCFCE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #BCFCE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcfce3; }
.text { color: #bcfce3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcfce3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 252 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcfce3, #bcf5fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #BCFCE3?: #BCFCE3 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCFCE3?: The RGB value is 188, 252, 227: 188 red, 252 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCFCE3?: The complementary color is #FCBCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCFCE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.