What color is #BDCCAC?

#BDCCAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCCAC?

The RGB value is 189, 204, 172: 189 red, 204 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCCAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCCAC color

#BDCCAC rgb(189, 204, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDCCAC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80% green and 67.5% blue (189, 204, 172).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#BDCCAC color codes

HEX	`#BDCCAC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 204, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, -10.83, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 17.9, 127.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.024, 56.983, 47.385)`
Decimal	`12438700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCCAC, 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 #BDCCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #BDCCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdccac; }
.text { color: #bdccac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdccac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 204 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdccac, #adccac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BDCCAC?: #BDCCAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCCAC?: The RGB value is 189, 204, 172: 189 red, 204 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCCAC?: The complementary color is #BBACCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.