What color is #BDCCBB?

#BDCCBB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCCBB?

The RGB value is 189, 204, 187: 189 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCCBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCCBB color

#BDCCBB rgb(189, 204, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCCBB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80% green and 73.3% blue (189, 204, 187).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#BDCCBB color codes

HEX	`#BDCCBB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 204, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.51, -8.25, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.51, 10.65, 140.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.547, 57.592, 55.405)`
Decimal	`12438715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCCBB, 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 #BDCCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #BDCCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdccbb; }
.text { color: #bdccbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdccbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 204 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdccbb, #bbccc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCCBB?: #BDCCBB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCCBB?: The RGB value is 189, 204, 187: 189 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCCBB?: The complementary color is #CABBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.